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5 BAYSWATER NEWS, WINTER 2021
What’s
Baked Greek Style
Fish Fillets Cooking
With Ashley, Group Executive Chef
The idea of winter always conjures
up thoughts of comfort food like
slow cooked meats, hot chocolate, Baked Greek Style Fish 3. Fry for 2-3 minutes before
creamy soups and rich desserts. Fillets adding the garlic, stir well
While eating those foods is Ingredients for 1 minute.
satisfying, often my family are 4. Add the olives, tomato and
happy to eat lighter main meals at • 4 x 150g White fish half the dill and parsley.
dinner. The dish I have selected this portions (Blue Eye, 5. Reduce the heat to very
month is inspired by a conversation Barramundi, Snapper) low and cook for 2-3
I had last week with a mate of • ½ cup fennel, finely sliced minutes, then set aside
mine. He spends the Aussie winter • 1 Red onion, finely sliced 6. In a food processor add the
in the northern hemisphere • 2 Tsp Minced Garlic stale bread and pulse to
cruising the Mediterranean, as (optional) make breadcrumbs.
skipper of a superyacht. • 500ml Mutti Tomato 7. Add the remaining olive oil,
passata lemon zest and herbs, plus
Which reminded me of a working • ½ bunch dill a good pinch of sea salt.
holiday I did over 20 years ago in • 4-5 anchovy fillets (and 8. Pour the tomato sauce into
Greece. A destination was the some of the oil from jar or a shallow baking tray.
island of Skopelos. It is an amazing tin). 9. Place the fish fillets on the
place, with crystal clear water and • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil tomato and spread evenly.
• ½ cup Kalamata Olives 10. Sprinkle the crumb mixture
high cliffs, I’m sure it has featured over the fillets, being as
in many travel brochures. The local • ¼ cup chopped parsley precise as you feel like.
tavernas did not have much in the • 1 cup stale bread or
premade breadcrumbs 11. Drizzle a bit more olive oil
way of variety on their menus, but over the top and grind
one thing they all did very well was • Zest of half a lemon
some black pepper.
serve food that let the ingredients Method 12. Bake for 12 minutes if the
do the talking. I hope you enjoy tomato is warm or 15
this recipe and have a taste of the 1. Heat a sauté pan over a minutes if it is cold.
Mediterranean this winter! medium heat and preheat 13. Remove from oven and let
an oven to 170°C. rest for 5 minutes before
Ashley 2. Add a little olive oil serving.
followed by the onion,
14. Serve with fried potatoes
fennel and anchovies (and
and steamed green beans
oil).
