Friday, February 23, 2007

Baked fish with home made tomato sauce, capers, olives and mozzarella cheese



I have been really busy for the last month or so, preparing for the viva and my return to Singapore. I am now back, and instead of cooking for M, I am now cooking for my parents. I will continue posting pictures of my cooking here in Singapore, although technically speaking, they are not really appropriate for this webpage, since it's food for my parents. But I shan't be pedantic about this.

For today's dinner, I baked some white fish fillets. I am not too sure what fish it is, as it's my mom's selection and not mine. This is a Jamie Oliver recipe. First, gently fry some chopped garlic, dried oregano, chopped basil stalks and chilli in olive oil till they are fragrant. Pour in a can of plum tomatoes. Do not break up the tomatoes as according to JO, the seeds will make the sauce bitter. Simmer for around thirty minutes and add in basil leaves and 1/2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the tomato sauce into a baking dish, and place the fish fillets on top. Season lightly with salt, black pepper and some lemon juice. Scatter some olives and capers over the fish. Drizzle over the the fish some extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese over the fish and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for around 15-20 minutes till the cheese is brown.