Ingredients
- 3 large globe artichokes
- 1/2 lemon, juiced, plus 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
- 2 bulbs fennel, finely sliced lengthwise
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 6 (6-ounce) rockfish or halibut fillets
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and blanched in 3 changes water, then sliced
- 4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and large diced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup fish or chicken stock, optional
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 tablespoon chiffonaded basil leaves
Directions
Trim the artichoke leaves and stems and blanch in salted, boiling water with a little of the lemon juice. Use only enough water to cover. When tender remove from the water, cool, and clean. Save the leaves for another use. Discard the hairy choke and save the hearts and stem for the dish. Slice into 1/8-inch slices.
In a saute pan over high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute the fennel in it until tender. Add salt and pepper, to taste, remove and keep warm.
Wipe out the saute pan and add in the peanut oil and bring to medium high heat. Salt and pepper the fillets and brown on 1 side about 5 minutes. Turn and saute 2 more minutes and remove from the pan. Add the sliced garlic and 1/2 of the remaining olive oil and cook 2 minutes. Add the sliced artichokes and saute until starting to brown. Add the tomatoes, white wine, stock, lemon zest and juice, and remaining olive oil and reduce the liquid by 1/4.
Return the fish to the mixture, add the capers and basil, and check salt and pepper. Cook 2 more minutes until fish is just flaky and check salt and pepper. Divide the fennel among 6 warm dinner plates and top with the fillets. Sauce with the vegetable mixture and serve.

















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By krista_molloy_9...
Leesburg, VA
on March 08, 2013
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simple ingredients, amazing flavor!!! Love it!!
By jenherron
on June 24, 2012
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How can you go wrong with tomatoes, garlic, lemon, wine, capers and artichokes? I put the recipe together a little differently - used canned diced tomatoes and canned artichoke hearts. I also did not use any fennel nor did I replace it with celery - just served the fish with the stew-like sauce. I also think blanching the garlic was a good step for this particular step - the fish is not overwhelmed. It was a big hit.
By rebeccacherry
Hillsboro, OR
on June 07, 2011
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the recipe seems unnecessarily involved. i understand the extra care for a restaurant, but at home i think canned artichokes and canned (already peeled whole tomatoes can work just fine. buying three big artichokes, cooking them just to use the bottoms is a waste because the best part about a fresh artichoke is the peeling off and eating of the leaves in anticipation of getting to the heart. and, using fresh tomatoes, while much more tasty sometimes, adds a whole 'nother step to preparations. i have made it with both these substitutions and it tastes just as wonderful!
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