Seared Fish in Puttanesca Sauce
Juicy seared fish cooked in Puttanesca sauce with olives, capers, and fresh basil makes a delicious dinner that's ready in 20 minutes.
Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
Fish and Sauce Ingredients
- 800 g white fish fillets 1½ lb
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 4 anchovy fillets
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes or red pepper flakes
- 400 g chopped tomatoes 14 oz
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup pitted olives
- 2 tablespoon capers
- fresh basil to serve
- fresh chillies to serve (optional)
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Drizzle the fish with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the fish to the pan and sear for 1-2 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add the remaining oil then add the sliced garlic, anchovy fillets and chilli flakes and cook for a minute until fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes to the pan and stir in the olives and capers. Add half a cup of water and season with salt and pepper then simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the fish and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the fish is cooked through.
- Scatter over fresh basil and chopped chillies (optional) and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 42gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 627mgPotassium: 825mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 191IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
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