Fish Fillets In Tomato Cream

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (8 ounce) halibut steaks or 4 (8 ounce) flounder fillets
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons dry wine
• 3 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 wash fish and pat dry.
• 2 heat 2 tablespoons butter in large, heavy skillet which is preferably non-stick. add fish and saute over medium-high heat until fish is lightly browned but not quite cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• 3 transfer fish to a warm serving plate and cover with foil.
• 4 add remaining butter to skillet and sdd onion and garlic and saute until tender. add cream and wine and cook for a few minutes until the mixture begins to thicken.
• 5 stir in the tomatoes and saute over high heat a minute or so, just until tomatoes soften; add the chives and salt and pepper, to taste.
• 6 return the fish, and any juices from the plate, to the pan and baste fish briefly with the sauce.
• 7 arrange on a serving plate and spoon sauce over each piece of fish and serve.