Name: Ratatouille with ruby snapper
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 20 gm butter; 2 snapper fillets (about 180gm each), skin scored; To serve: lemon halves; Ratatouille; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 Spanish onion, diced; 1 carrot, diced; ½ red capsicum, diced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; ½ eggplant (about 200gm), diced; 1 zucchini, diced; 1 tsp marjoram leaves (optional); ½ punnet grape tomatoes (125gm)

Ratatouille is great served with this pan-fried fish, but it’s also lovely simply spooned over warm toasted bread for a super quick meal. Ruby snapper is a firm white-fleshed fish with a subtle flavour that works well pan-fried or grilled.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

20 gm butter

2 snapper fillets (about 180gm each), skin scored

To serve: lemon halves

Ratatouille

2 tbsp olive oil

1 Spanish onion, diced

1 carrot, diced

½ red capsicum, diced

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ eggplant (about 200gm), diced

1 zucchini, diced

1 tsp marjoram leaves (optional)

½ punnet grape tomatoes (125gm)

Method

Main

1.For ratatouille, heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat, add onion, carrot, capsicum and garlic and stir occasionally until tender (3-5 minutes). Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add remaining oil and eggplant, stir occasionally until golden (4-5 minutes), then transfer to onion mixture. Add zucchini to pan, stir occasionally until tender (2-4 minutes), then transfer to onion mixture. Add tomato and marjoram to pan, cook until blistered (4-5 minutes) and transfer to onion mixture. Keep warm.

2.Wipe pan clean, heat oil over medium-high heat, add butter and fish, skin-side down, cook until golden and crisp (3-4 minutes), turn and cook until cooked through (2-3 minutes), then serve hot with ratatouille and lemon.

This recipe is from the July 2011 issue of .
Notes

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