Whitefish in Tomato Sauce
Whitefish in Tomato Sauce
This is excellent, served over pasta it is basically fish pasta, excellent flavor. I made this on 27 Nov 2016 and even my Thai wife gave this two thumbs up. The original recipe called for baking this, this is easily done in a skillet on the stove top and is how this is written now. Pangasius or any whitefish can be used. Recipe modified by my findings. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 4 Pangasius fillets, cut into large pieces, about 750 grams of fillets
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce, OR make from a shortcut
- olive oil, as needed
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- paprika, to taste
- white pepper, to taste
- ground nutmeg, to taste
- all purpose flour, as needed
- fresh basil, chopped, for the sauce and for garnish
Instructions
- Add the fillet pieces to a large bowl, season to your liking with the salt, black pepper, white pepper, paprika, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a small pot, heat a splash of olive oil and add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, then add the chopped tomatoes and tomato sauce and some fresh basil. Cook until the sauce to soften the tomatoes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Take the fish pieces and roll them in some flour to coat them all, add these to a large skillet heated to medium low with a splash of olive oil and brown both sides until the fish is just cooked through. Fish was cooked in 3 batches.
- When the fish is done, reduce heat to a low simmer and pour in the tomato sauce and mix the fish pieces gently into the sauce, simmer to heat through. This is after all the fish had been returned to the pan and the sauce just pour over them.
- Garnish fresh chopped basil if desired and serve over pasta of your choice or with potatoes and butter on the side.
Notes
Pangasius fillets will cost about 112 Baht/kilo. For 4 servings, this is about 82 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Tomato Sauce.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
I made this on 27 Nov 2016 and it is excellent! I used 4 Pangasius fillets that weighted about 750 grams, cost for these was 85 Baht. I made the sauce myself using tomato paste and 2 cans of water. For seasoning the fish, just salt and pepper here. I did not have any basil so just skipped that part. Easy to follow recipe, low cost, and very tasty, on my Go-to List now.