Fish Plaki Recipes

PSARI PLAKI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Preheat a wide saute pan over medium-high heat. Add in the olive oil.
• Add the onions and leeks and saute until soft, about five minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about one minute.
• Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and Greek oregano and cook for an additional five minutes. Remove from heat.
• If using an oven-safe pan, tuck the fish in between and underneath the tomato and onion mixture. Alternately, place fish in a baking pan and top with the tomato and onion mixture.
• Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Top with the chopped parsley. Serve with feta and crusty bread.

PSARI PLAKI: ROASTED FISH WITH ONIONS & TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 °F, 200 °C.
• To make the sauce: Cook the onions with the olive oil over medium heat until soft. About 10 minutes.
• Add the grated garlic and just stir until heated through.
• Add the tomato puree, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, sugar, and oregano. Simmer the sauce for 15 minutes or until thickened.
• Season the fish with salt, pepper, and oregano.
• In a 9 by 13-inch baking pan, pour half of the sauce on the bottom.
• Place the seasoned fish fillets over the sauce and pour the remaining tomato sauce over the fish. Top with sliced olives.
• Roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.
• Serve with toasted bread. Enjoy!

PSARI PLAKI (OVEN BAKED FISH)

Steps:

• In a sauté pan, add 4 tablespoons olive oil, add onions and sauté over medium heat until soften.
• Add the garlic, diced tomatoes and wine. Continue to cook for 5 minutes.
• In an oven safe dish, add 5 tbsp olive oil, place fish fillet on top of olive oil. Sprinkle fish with pepper.
• Place tomato slices on filets and top with oregano. Pour the onion/tomato mixture on top of the fish and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Remove from oven and top with fresh chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice.

GREEK BAKED FISH WITH TOMATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Pat the fish dry and season to taste with salt and pepper. Oil one or two baking dishes large enough to accommodate the fish in one layer. Lay the fish in the dish and pour on the lemon juice. Refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until they have softened and begun to color slightly, 8 to 10 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and the garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, paprika, cinnamon, dissolved tomato paste, wine, half the parsley and more salt and pepper to taste and bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered, stirring often, until the sauce has cooked down a bit and is very fragrant, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour over the fish. Sprinkle on the remaining parsley.
• Place in the oven and bake until the fish is opaque and pulls apart easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Baste the fish every 10 minutes if it is not submerged in the sauce. Serve hot or warm, with rice, bulgur, or potatoes.

FISH PLAKI

Steps:

• If your fish isn't fresh, either soak it in milk for an hour or brush with 1 tbsp water mixed with 1 tbsp lemon juice and let sit for 30 minutes to help remove the fishy taste associated with frozen fish.
• Saute sliced onion in olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. Add tomato and next 5 ingredients; cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid evaporates. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Pat the fish fillets dry. Place them in a 13X9X2 inch baking dish; sprinkle with oregano, salt and pepper. Spread the reserved vegetable mixture over the fish; top with lemon slices. Pour the wine and lemon juice over the vegetable mixture; sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Cooking time depends on the thickness of the fillets and the heat of your oven! Remove and discard the bay leaf.

FISH PLAKI

Steps:

• Rinse fish.
• Brush baking pan with olive oil.
• Place fish in pan.
• Saute onions, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper. Add stewed tomatoes, crushed. Cook 20 minutes. Pour over fish.
• Pour a little olive oil over all. Add slices of lemon.
• Bake 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until fish flakes with fork.