Recipe courtesy of The Fish House

Fish Matecumbe

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 25 min (includes chilling time)
  • Active: 25 min
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Ingredients

1 cup olive oil

One 8-ounce jar capers, drained

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

5 shallots, chopped 

5 tomatoes, chopped

2 lemons, juiced 

1/2 Spanish onion, chopped 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

8 fish fillets of your choice 

Directions

  1. Add the olive oil, capers, basil, shallots, tomatoes, lemon juice, onions, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper to a medium bowl and stir to thoroughly combine. Refrigerate until ready to use, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
  2. Position an oven rack at least 4 inches but no more than 6 inches from the broiler and preheat the broiler.
  3. Place the fish fillets on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Place under the broiler and cook until done on one side; watch carefully, as it may only take a couple minutes depending on the thickness of your fillets and the proximity to the broiler. Remove from the broiler and turn each fillet over. Top each fillet with about 1/2 cup of the sauce. Return to the broiler and cook until the fish is done on the other side and fully cooked through in the middle. If you are unsure about doneness, cut into the center of the fillets; the fish should be opaque (you can cover up the cut with the sauce).

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mary ford

I really wanted to love this. I love all kinds of fish. Used cod filet and followed recipe as stated, except I put the topping on for the entire cooking time because I was afraid it wouldn’t be done enough for me as written. Even having it on the whole time, the topping still tasted too raw for my taste. Not terrible, just not great. I’ll stick to my own broiled fish recipe.

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