Pan Seared Fish and Tomatoes

Ingredients

for 4 people

• 1 cup Chopped Tomatoes 26.6oz Pomi  
• ½ oz  Chopped fresh parsley leaves       
• 3 ½ oz  Chopped green bell pepper          3
• Cooking oil to taste
• 1 ½ tbsp  Distilled white vinegar
• 1 tsp  Dried oregano      
• 2 oz Finely chopped yellow onions          
• 2 minced  Garlic cloves  
• 4  Hot chili peppers (optional)    
• Olive oil to taste
• Salt and pepper  to taste
• ½ tsp  Sweet paprika    
• 1 lb  4 to 5 pieces Thin white fish fillet of your choice       
• ½ cup Water

Preparation

1. Start by making the sauce. In a sauce pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking.
2. Add bell peppers, onions, and garlic. Cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring until softened.
3. Add Pomì Chopped Tomatoes and water. Season with salt, pepper, paprika and oregano. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and let sauce simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in white vinegar and fresh parsley. Set aside but keep warm.
4. Pat fish fillets dry and simply season with salt and pepper on both sides.
5. In a large skillet, heat about 1 to 2 tbsp cooking oil (any kind of healthy cooking oil is fine). Turn heat down a little and very carefully add hot peppers (oil may splash). Cook until tender and nicely colored (this step is totally optional, and you can skip it if you don’t like hot peppers). Remove peppers from skillet and set aside to drain any excess oil.
6. In the same skillet add more cooking oil (you need about ¼ cup oil or so in skillet) and heat over medium-high. Using tongs, carefully add fish, sear on one side for 4 minutes or until nice and golden (searing time will depend on thickness), then turn over and sear on other side another 3 to 4 minutes until fish is flaky and cooked through.
7. Serve fish hot with lots of the prepared Pomì sauce on top and hot peppers on the side, if you like. Add your favorite grain or some good crusty bread to go along. Enjoy!