Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 tablespoons EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 large onion
  • finely chopped
  • 4 large garlic
  • chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon (1/3 palmful) dried oregano or marjoram
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (half a palmful) paprika or pimentón
  • smoked sweet paprika
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 28-ounce can diced or chunky crushed tomatoes
  • 2 pounds halibut
  • cod or black cod or boneless
  • skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 lemon
  • EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • for drizzling
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • For the sauce, heat EVOO in a deep skillet or saucepot over medium heat
  • Add onions and garlic, and season with salt and pepper
  • Cook to soften, 10 minutes
  • Add tomato paste, sugar, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and spices
  • Stir, add wine and reduce by half
  • Add tomatoes and simmer 15 minutes
  • Discard bay and cinnamon
  • Arrange fish or chicken in a shallow baking pan or casserole and dress with lemon juice, EVOO, salt and pepper
  • Cover fish or chicken with sauce and parsley, and bake 15-18 minutes for fish until opaque or 25-30 minutes for chicken