Best Tomatoes Stuffed With Blackfish Recipes

BLACKFISH WITH TOMATOES, BASIL AND LITTLENECK CLAMS

Steps:

• Season the blackfish with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, with a lid, over medium heat, heat the olive oil and butter. Add the fish and saute on each side for 3 minutes. Remove the fish and keep warm.
• To the pan, add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook 2 minutes. Add the basil and wine and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer. Place the fish back in the pan over the tomatoes.
• Place clams around sides of saute pan. Return to simmer and cover with the lid. Cook until clams open, about 3 minutes.

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH BLACKFISH

Steps:

• Arrange the fish on a plate and place in a steamer. Place on the stove and bring to a boil. Steam for six to eight minutes, until the fish just flakes but is still quite moist and barely cooked. Let cool to room temperature and then flake, separating the fillets into one-inch pieces. You should have approximately two cups.
• Cut off the top third of each tomato and press each base lightly to extract a little of the juice and seeds. Using a measuring tablespoon (because it has sharp edges), remove the inside of each tomato base and top. (This flesh, and the ''lids,'' will amount to approximately one and a quarter pounds and can be used in the bean recipe instead of the plum tomatoes.)
• To make the vinaigrette, combine the mustard, red-wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Add the cucumber, radish, scallion and garlic to the vinaigrette and stir to combine. Gently fold in the fish and coriander so as not to break the fish too much.
• Arrange the tomato receptacles in a gratin dish and stuff lightly with the fish mixture, heaping the filling. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until time for the picnic. (The tomatoes can be stuffed a few hours ahead and refrigerated, but should be eaten at room temperature for best flavor.)

STUFFED TOMATOES WITH RICE

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell; discard seeds. Chop pulp and set aside. Sprinkle the insides of tomatoes with salt; invert onto paper towels to drain., In a small skillet, saute onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Add reserved tomato pulp; cook until most of the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the heat; stir in the rice, cheese, parsley, basil and garlic salt., Stuff into tomato shells; dot with remaining butter. Place in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

SEARED BLACKFISH WITH TOMATO WATER, HERBS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• To make the tomato water, line a colander with a thin dish towel and place it over a bowl. Put the tomatoes, rosemary and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the colander and mix and squash the mixture gently with your hands (the less you squash, the clearer the liquid will be). Refrigerate for 8 hours or leave it in a cool room for 4 hours. Cover and refrigerate the tomato water until ready to use, and reserve the tomatoes for making sauce.
• Season the fish with salt, black pepper and chili pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add the oil. After 1 minute, place the fillets in the skillet. Scatter the olives around the pan. Cook the fish, without moving it, for 5 minutes. Gently flip the fillets and cook until just opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the fillets and olives to a platter. Spoon a little of the tomato water over the fish and sprinkle with mint and basil. Top with a drizzle of olive oil and some flaky salt.

STUFFED BAKED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Invert shells onto paper towels to drain. Mix stuffing ingredients except parsley; spoon stuffing into tomatoes. Sprinkle with parsley. , Place tomatoes in a baking dish; cover with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning of stuffing. Bake until tomatoes are tender and stuffing is hot, about 30 minutes.

QUICK TUNA-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell for each. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. , In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, celery salt, dill and pepper. Stir in the tuna, celery and cashews if desired. Spoon into tomato shells.