Pan-fried Fillet of Sea Bream with Ratatouille and Tomato CoulisTheWorldWideGourmet.com
Total time: 30 to 60 min
Preheat oven to 200°C. (400°F.)
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Average
Nutritional values
per 100 g
per portion
Energy:74 kcal
Proteins:8.2 g
Fats:3.3 g
Carbohydrate:3 g
Fibers:0.9 g
Sugar:1.8 g
Cholesterol:30.2 mg
Sodium:39.5 mg
Calcium:13.9 mg
Energy:612 kcal
Proteins:68.2 g
Fats:26.9 g
Carbohydrate:24.7 g
Fibers:7.5 g
Sugar:14.7 g
Cholesterol:249.7 mg
Sodium:326.9 mg
Calcium:115.3 mg
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INGREDIENTS
For 4 serving(s)
Quantity
Weight/Volume
Unit
Ingredient
2
onions, cut into 2 cm dice
4
sprigs of thyme
60
ml
olive oil
4
cloves of garlic, minced
2
large red peppers, seeded and cut into 2 cm dice
2
large zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 2 cm dice
1
medium eggplant, halved and cut into 2 cm dice
30
ml
tomato purée
4
ripe tomatoes, diced
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
*Tomato coulis
200
g
ripe cherry tomatoes
30
ml
extra virgin olive oil
2
x
2
ml
sugar if the tomatoes aren't ripe enough
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
*Sea bream
4
fillets of sea bream, skin on (scaled)
15
ml
extra to finish
juice of 1/2 lemon
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
METHOD
Making the ratatouille
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- On a medium heat, in a large saucepan, soften the onions and thyme in the olive oil for 3-4 minutes, without letting them colour.
- Add the garlic, red peppers, courgettes, aubergine, 8 pinches of salt and 4 pinches of pepper and cook for 2 minutes longer.
- Stir in the tomato purée and chopped tomatoes. Cook over a medium heat, with a lid on, for 15-20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary, then set aside.
Making the tomato coulis
- In a blender, or with a hand-held blender, purée the cherry tomatoes with the extra-virgin olive oil, 2 pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper.
- Taste and add the sugar if necessary, then strain and set aside.
Frying the sea bream
- Slash each fillet 3 times with a sharp knife (this allows the heat to penetrate more easily). Season with 4 pinches of salt and 2 of pepper.
- Over a high heat, in a large, oven-proof frying pan, heat the oil. Sear the fillets on the flesh side for 30-40 seconds in the hot olive oil.
- Turn the fillets over and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Transfer to the oven and cook for 2-3 minutes longer, depending on thickness. Taste and correct the seasoning, if necessary, then sprinkle the lemon juice over the fillets.
Finishing the dish
- Reheat the ratatouille and gently warm the tomato coulis, making sure it does not boil (if it did it would become grainy and lose all its freshness). Arrange the ratatouille in the middle of 4 soup plates and top with the sea bream fillets.
- Spoon the tomato coulis around and then drizzle with the best extra-virgin olive oil.
WINE SUGGESTIONS
Chardonnay
Sauvignon
Pinot Grigio
CHEF'S NOTES
All the clean, fresh flavors of Provence can be found in this fragrant dish. The obvious time to eat it is in the summer, when the tomatoes are fat and bursting with juices and sweetness and all the vegetables are local and packed with flavor. The ratatouille can be prepared a day in advance and the tomato coulis a few hours in advance.
