Rockfish With Balsamic Vinegar Reduction And French Green Beans Tossed With Radicchio Recipes

ROCKFISH WITH TOMATOES, CAPERS, LEMON, ARTICHOKES, AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Trim the artichoke leaves and stems and blanch in salted, boiling water with a little of the lemon juice. Use only enough water to cover. When tender remove from the water, cool, and clean. Save the leaves for another use. Discard the hairy choke and save the hearts and stem for the dish. Slice into 1/8-inch slices.
• In a saute pan over high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute the fennel in it until tender. Add salt and pepper, to taste, remove and keep warm.
• Wipe out the saute pan and add in the peanut oil and bring to medium high heat. Salt and pepper the fillets and brown on 1 side about 5 minutes. Turn and saute 2 more minutes and remove from the pan. Add the sliced garlic and 1/2 of the remaining olive oil and cook 2 minutes. Add the sliced artichokes and saute until starting to brown. Add the tomatoes, white wine, stock, lemon zest and juice, and remaining olive oil and reduce the liquid by 1/4.
• Return the fish to the mixture, add the capers and basil, and check salt and pepper. Cook 2 more minutes until fish is just flaky and check salt and pepper. Divide the fennel among 6 warm dinner plates and top with the fillets. Sauce with the vegetable mixture and serve.

ROCKFISH WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR REDUCTION AND FRENCH GREEN BEANS TOSSED WITH RADICCHIO

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, marinate the rockfish fillets in extra-virgin olive oil, the juice of 1 lemon, and garlic After the fillets have soaked in the marinade for a few minutes, sear the fillets in olive oil in a medium sized pan until cooked through. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Bring vinegar to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced by 1/2 and liquid becomes syrupy. Set aside to garnish the fish. Serve with French green beans and top with a few fried rice noodles. French Green Beans: 1/2 pound French-cut green beans 1 head radicchio Salt and freshly ground black pepper. In a medium-sized pot, bring water to a rapid boil. Add the green beans for approximately 2 to 3 minutes, then immediately drain them from the pan and shock them in ice water. Drain the beans from the ice water and set aside. Slice the fennel bulb very thin. Cut and wash the radicchio head and slice it into quarters. Toss all of the vegetables together in a medium sized bowl and add salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Place the vegetable melange in the middle of the plate. Top with a fish fillet. Drizzle reduced balsamic vinegar around the plate.