Blackened fish with Creole sauce

Recipes / Fish

Inspired by the fiery fusion of Spanish, French and African flavours that is the Creole food of New Orleans, we bring you a soul-satisfying seafood menu to spice up your next dinner party.

Recipe «Blackened fish with Creole sauce» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2.5kg whole snapper or barramundi, 40g butter, melted, 1/4 cup Creole seasoning, Fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs, to serve, 1.5kg ripe tomatoes , 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 brown onion, chopped, 1 small green capsicum, thinly sliced , 1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced, 2 celery stalks, trimmed, halved lengthways, sliced, 3 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 tbsp creole seasoning, 2 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped.

Ingredients:

  • 2.5kg whole snapper or barramundi 
  • 40g butter, melted 
  • 1/4 cup Creole seasoning 
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs, to serve 
  • 1.5kg ripe tomatoes 
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 brown onion, chopped 
  • 1 small green capsicum, thinly sliced 
  • 1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced 
  • 2 celery stalks, trimmed, halved lengthways, sliced 
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 1 tbsp creole seasoning 
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme 
  • 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce 
  • 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped 

Instructions

  1. Make Creole Sauce: Cut a small cross in the base of each tomato and place in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl of iced water. Stand for 1 minute. Drain. Peel and chop tomatoes.
  2. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, capsicum and celery. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, seasoning and thyme. Cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add tomatoes and worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer. Season. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 50 minutes or until thickened. Stir in parsley.
  3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place fish fillets skin-side down on prepared tray. Brush fish generously with butter. Sprinkle with seasoning, pressing lightly to secure.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes or until seasoning has darkened and fish is cooked through. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with parsley and sauce.