Ingredients
- 4 (7-ounce) snapper fillets, skin on, scaled
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
For the ragout:
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 fingerling potatoes or small new potatoes
- 12 cipollini onions, roasted, peeled, and halved
- 12 artichoke hearts, cooked and quartered
- 24 green olives, pitted
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Sauce Vierge:
- 1 lemon
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced small
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Directions
For the Fish:
Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper. Pour 3 tablespoons of oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, but not smoking, place fish in pan skin side down, gently pressing on the fish so it does not curl up. From this point turn down the heat to medium and do not touch the fish. The skin will become crispy and release itself from the pan. Cook for 4 minutes on the skin side, and turn the fish over, cooking for 2 more minutes or just until done. Keep warm.
For the Ragout:
In a medium saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add the potatoes and onions, sauteing them until warmed through and a little color has appeared on the potatoes. Add the artichokes and olives and cook another 2 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock and season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the potatoes are tender. Drizzle remaining1 tablespoon of olive oil into the ragout before plating. Serve warm.
For the Sauce Vierge:
Cut the lemon in half. Squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice from half of the lemon into a bowl, removing any seeds that may fall into the bowl. Slice the other half of the lemon into thin slices, and place them in the bowl. Add the garlic, tomatoes, and parsley to the bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir to combine.
Spoon the ragout evenly into 4 warm bowls, or deep plates. Top the ragout with the fish, skin side up. Drizzle the sauce on top of the fish and serve immediately.
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Photo: Crisp Red Snapper with Ragout of Potatoes, Onions, Artichokes, and Green Olives with Sauce Vierge Recipe
















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By SpicyGrill
on June 14, 2012
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Excellent recipe. I roasted the onions and potatoes together prior to making the ragout. I also added sauteed mushrooms and Greek basil to the ragout, and it was fantastic. I served the meal over quinoa, which fit well with the rest of the ingredients. Overall a delicious meal. I will definitely make this again.
By amymd76_1246408
San Diego, CA
on February 22, 2011
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The fish was delicious - simple, but very flavorful. After reading the recipe and the previous, I adjusted the cooking methods for the ragout. I boiled the potatoes first and roasted the onions separately before combining them all together in the pan. I also premade the sauce and I think it tasted better because the flavors had time to blend. Finally, I used canned tomatoes instead of fresh, which I think enhanced the flavor as well.
Overall, this was pretty good and fairly healthy, which is sometimes hard to come by.
By imagineblueskies
dallas, TX
on April 17, 2008
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I recently made this recipe. It was a bit time consuming in prep, but fairly easy. The cooking time estimate is a bit off for the ragout (my potatoes were uncooked and so required a little more chicken stock and a little more time.
I also happened to have 3 ears of roasted corn, which I added to the sauce, making it more of a salsa than a sauce vierge, but it was delicious nevertheless.
We enjoyed it very much and will prepare it again.
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