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Easy Provencal Fish

Cod fillets poached in a skillet with crushed tomatoes, olives, sweet onions, bell peppers, and whole garlic cloves.

Adapted from The Spruce Eats, by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone

30 mintotal
4servings
10ingredients
278kcal a serving
Easy Provencal Fish

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 red, yellow, or green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1 medium sweet onion , halved and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
  • 10 whole cloves of garlic , peeled
  • 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
  • 12 kalamata or Nicoise olives
  • 1/2 teaspoon Caribbean seasoning blend or lemon pepper
  • 4 (5-ounce) cod fillets
  • Kosher salt , to taste
  • Black pepper , freshly ground, to taste

Method

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. In a saute pan over medium-low heat, heat the oil until hot, then add bell peppers, onions, and whole garlic cloves; cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.5 min timer
  3. Add crushed tomatoes, olives, and seasoning. Continue cooking until garlic cloves are easily pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. If mixture becomes dry, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, as needed.5 min timer
  4. Increase the heat to medium. Add the fish ​fillets to the pan, spooning the sauce over top. Saute until cod is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes . Season to taste with salt and pepper.7 min timer
  5. Serve cod filets with the Provencal sauce over the top.

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