Spicy Neapolitan Fish Recipes

SPICY NEAPOLITAN FISH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
• Add half of fish to skillet and sauté until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer fish to platter.
• Repeat with remaining fish.
• Add parsley and crushed red pepper to same skillet; sauté 1 minute.
• Add wine,tomatoes, olives, and garlic (capers and artichoke hearts if using); sauté until tomatoes are soft and juicy, about 2 minutes.
• Season sauce with salt and pepper; spoon over fish.

SPICY WEST INDIES FISH

Steps:

• Soak the fish in lime juice for 30 minutes in a glass pan or non-corrosive dish. Remove the fish, reserving the juice. Combine the curry powder, cumin, paprika, allspice, ginger, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl and stir until well blended. Place each fish fillet on an individual sheet of aluminum foil. Coat each fillet with the spice mixture. Sprinkle a tablespoon of the lime juice over each piece of fish. Place a mound of onion on the top of each fillet. Wrap each fillet tightly in the foil.
• Remove the rack from the grill and lightly oil it with vegetable oil where the fish will be placed. Make a fire in the grill and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the fish packets and cook for another 3 minutes. Open a packet to see if the fish is done. The flesh should be opaque and the skin should pull away from the flesh; flakiness is usually a sign of overcooking.

SPICY SINGAPOREAN FISH

Steps:

• Make a paste by blending together the chillies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, soy sauce and sugar in a blender or coffee grinder, or use a pestle and mortar. Heat the oil in a small frying pan and cook the paste for 2 mins until it has darkened slightly and you can really smell the spices. Season with a little salt if you like, then set aside.
• Heat the grill to medium. Put the fish onto a grill pan, then use the back of a teaspoon to smear the paste all over, making a thin layer covering the whole fish. Pop under the grill and cook for 10 mins until the fish flakes easily. Serve with rice and steamed bok choy. Sprinkle chives and coriander on the fish to serve, if you like.

SPICY NEW MEXICO FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine tomatoes, green chiles, sugar, garlic, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; add zucchini. Simmer until sauce is combined, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place halibut steaks in a shallow casserole dish; pour sauce on top.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.

BAHIA FISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet.
• Add onion and garlic and fry carefully.
• Mash the tomatoes in a blender and pour into the skillet, let it simmer for about 15- 20 minutes.
• Taste the sauce with salt, pepper and sambal oelek and turn of the heat.
• Add coconut milk and stir.
• Add fish fillets and simmer carefully for another 10- 15 minutes.
• Serve with rice.
• Variation: add/ substitute fish with shellfish.