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BAKED SAVOURY FISH FILLETS 
2 1/2 lb. of your favourite white fish fillets
6 oz. thin smoked bacon strips
8 onions
5 tomatoes
1 1/2 green bell peppers
1 1/2 tbsp. tomato paste
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup white wine
4 potatoes
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano flakes
1 tbsp. paprika powder (red pepper, not chili powder)
olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
12 black olives (optional)

SAUCE:

Sauté 3 finely chopped onions and bell peppers in a few tablespoons of olive oil, adding the minced garlic later. When the onions and the peppers have softened, add the chopped tomatoes (with skin and seeds), the tomato paste, red wine, oregano and sugar and continue cooking at medium heat until the sauce has thickened, then adjust the salt and pepper to taste.

POTATOES:

While the sauce is cooking, boil the potatoes in salted water until done.

FISH PREPARATION:

Put the fish fillets in a bowl and sprinkle them with most of the paprika and salt. Cut the remaining 5 onions in thin rings and put them as a bed in a refractory (heat proof) dish, adding a few spoons of olive oil and all the white wine. Cover all the onions with the fish fillets and put the bacon strips over them.

Depending on the size of the baking dish, you may need to put 2 layers of the fillets and the bacon between them. Then spread all the sauce covering the dish and add some olive oil.

Cut the potatoes into medium cubes and garnish the dish with them around all the edges and scatter the remaining cubes over all the dish, as also the black olives.

Lightly sprinkle the potatoes with the remaining paprika. Bake in an oven at 325°F until most of the bubbling ceases.

Makes 4 to 6 servings

Submitted by: Luis De Santis T. (Venezuela)

 

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