Haddock with Provençal sauce Recipe

Haddock with Provençal sauce Recipe

  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 onion, finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
  • 250ml/9fl oz passata
  • 200ml/7fl oz red wine
  • 100ml/3½fl oz fish stock
  • 100g/3½oz black olives, stones removed
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1 green pepper, very finely sliced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 x 150g/5oz haddock fillets
  • 3 tbsp flour, for dusting
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • sautéed potatoes
  • 4 tomatoes, deseeded, skinned and chopped
  1. For the sauce, melt the butter in a pan over a high heat. Add the onion and garlic and fry until softened.
  2. Add the passata, wine and stock and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Add the olives, tarragon and green pepper and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180C/360F/Gas 4.
  5. For the haddock, dredge the haddock fillets in the flour and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  6. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the fish and fry for 1-2 minutes on both sides, until golden-brown all over.
  7. Transfer the haddock fillets to an ovenproof dish and pour over the sauce. Place into the oven to cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the haddock is cooked through.
  8. To serve, place a haddock fillet onto each of four plates and spoon the sauce over. Serve with sautéed potatoes and sprinkle with chopped fresh tomatoes.