James Martin's Cornish oven-roasted fish and sauce vierge

Tuesday 21 April at 11:09am

James Martin knows some of the best producers in the country, and this week he’s championing local fisherfolk with an easy to make dish that combines Cornish oven-roasted fish and sauce vierge.

Cornish oven-roasted fish and sauce vierge

Serves: 2

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp butter

1 whole John Dory or other flat fish, gutted, scaled and trimmed or 2 fish fillets, haddock, mullet etc skin on

For the sauce

100ml extra virgin olive oil

2 cloves garlic, peeled

Juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon

1 tsp coriander seeds crushed

20 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 small bunch parsley chopped

1 small bunch tarragon chopped

1 small bunch basil, chopped

Half a red onion peeled and sliced

Method

Preheat the oven to 230C, Fan 210C, Gas 8. Heat a large ovenproof non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, add the oil and the butter and fry the whole fish for a minute or so on each side. Place the frying pan into the oven and cook for about 4 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through.
Alternatively, drizzle some oil on a large baking sheet, lay the fish fillets on the tray and place in the oven for about 4 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through
Meanwhile, gently warm 100ml oil in a small saucepan. Add the garlic and allow to infuse for a couple of minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients and heat through for about 30 seconds.
Transfer the fish fillets to warmed plates and spoon over the sauce

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