Makes 6 servings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium-size yellow onions, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes, in puree
- 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh basil
- 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 6 halibut steaks (about 2 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
- 24 pitted oil-cured black olives
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C)
- Heat oil in medium-size saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onions ; sauté 3 minutes or until softened.
- Add garlic ; sauté 1 minute.
- Add wine ; cook until liquid is reduced to 1 tablespoon, stirring to prevent scorching.
- Add tomatoes, 1½ teaspoons basil, thyme, ¼ teaspoon salt and one-eigth teaspoon pepper, bring to boiling.
- Lower heat ; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil.
- Meanwhile, sprinkle halubut with lemon juice and remaining salt and pepper.
- Spoon half the sauce in bottom of flameproof 11x7x2-inch baking pan.
- Arrange fish over sauce, top with remaining sauce and bring to simmering on top of stove.
- Bake, covered with aluminium foil, in oven 350F (175C) for 10 minutes, add olives and bake for 10 more minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork.
- Arrange fish on platter and keep warm.
- Cook sauce in baking pan over medium heat on stove top until thick.
- Spoon over fish and garnish with remaining tablespoon basil.
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