Fish Fillets Baked in Garlic-Parsley Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lb. fish fillets, wash, pat dry and cut into 4 or 8 pieces grouper, striped bass, mackerel, red snapper and any other fish
• 6 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of sliced garlic
• ¼ cup of Italian parsley, finely chopped
• pinch of hot red pepper flakes (Optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup water
• Lemons and parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. In a small skillet combine onions and 3 tablespoons of oil and sauté until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes. Put aside.
2. In a 1¼ quart saucepan, over a medium heat, cook garlic with the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil until the garlic is golden. Remove from heat, add a pinch of red pepper, combine water and parsley and carefully add it to the sautéed garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes and put aside.
4. In a baking pan spread sautéed onions and lay fish over it., skin side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and spoon the parsley-garlic sauce on top. To give extra zest, cover fillets with thin slices of lemon.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
6. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with sliced lemon and parsley.
7. VARIATIONS

You can sprinkle white wine on the fish before baking for an extra sweet and pleasing scent.

If cooking fish rich with oil, bluefish, mackerel or tuna for example, after you spoon the parsley-garlic sauce over the fillets, pour ¼ cup of lemon juice and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

To create a different flavor, replace the sautéed onions with any other vegetables like celery, scallions, fennel fronds or you can use them in combination.

Servings : 4