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Psari Plaki (Baked Fish With Tomato & Onion)

Here's how you make Psari Plaki (Baked Fish With Tomato & Onion)
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 yellow onions, finely chopped
  • 1 small celery stick, finely chopped
  • 1 small carrot, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 can (13 ounce) diced tomatoes (good quality!)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato passata (paste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 2 ounces white bread (preferably day old)
  • 18 ounces white fish fillets (snapper or steaks (snapper, cod)
  • 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 F.

  • Step 2: Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan. Add the onion, celery, and carrot and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, or until soft.

  • Step 3: Add the garlic, cook for 2 minutes, then add the chopped tomato, passata, oregano and sugar. Simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced and thickened. Season to taste.

  • Step 4: To make the breadcrumbs, chop the bread in a food processor for a few minutes, until fine crumbs form.

  • Step 5: Arrange the fish in a single layer in a baking dish. Stir the chopped parsley and the lemon juice into the sauce. Season to taste and spoon over the fish. Scatter the breadcrumbs all over the top and drizzle with the remaining oil.

  • Step 6: Bake for 20 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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