Tarragon Tomato Fish Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place lemon slices on bottom of large baking pan.
• Place fish on top of lemons.
• Pour melted butter over vish.
• Sprinkle with chives and tarragon.
• Cover with crushed crackers.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until fish is done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F or grill to medium-high.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil to coat.
• In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, shallots, and tarragon; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Cover a baking sheet with foil. Range 4 piles, each with 2 lemon slice, 1 fish fillet and a quarter of the tomato-shallot mixture.
• Cover with another sheet of foil and pinch together on all four sides to seal the packet.
• Roast the fish in the oven or closed grill until opaque, 15 to 18 minutes. If grilling, don't use the baking sheet and be sure the foil packet is well sealed. You may want to divide the fish into two (or even 4) sealed packets for ease in grilling.
• Open the foil packet and, using a large spatula, transfer the fish to plates.
• Pour the cooking juices over the fish.
• Pass crusty French bread around the table to mop up the juices.

Steps:

• Season both sides of tuna with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add tuna to hot pan and cook 2 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• In a medium bowl, combine broth, tomatoes, shallots, and tarragon. Add mixture to skillet and bring to a simmer. Simmer 2 minutes, until tuna is cooked to medium (or longer for more well done fish). Finish the sauce with butter. Serve 4 tuna fillets with all of the sauce and rice. Reserve the remaining tuna for melts, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat grill to high. Brush tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes or until the skins are lightly charred.
• Place tomatoes and remaining ingredients, except tarragon, in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the tarragon and pulse a few times. Pour into a bowl and serve at room temperature. Garnish with additional tarragon, if desired.

Steps:

• Cut the large tomatoes in thick slices and the small ones in wedges. Arrange the tomatoes on a platter and sprinkle generously with sea salt.
• Drizzle red wine vinegar all over the tomatoes.
• Using scissors, clip the tarragon leaves over the salad, sprinkle with pepper and drizzle with more red wine vinegar. Allow to sit for 10 minutes and serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Season the fish fillets with salt, pepper and paprika powder to taste.
• Put the fillets on the bottom of a rectangular oven-proof dish.
• Sprinkle fish fillets with the lemon juice.
• Cut tomatoes into 5 mm thick slices.
• Cover fish with the tomatoes, making sure that they're covered well (leave no gaps).
• Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan or pot. Add onion and crushed garlic, stir until onion is translucent.
• Add capers and chopped parsley, mix well and let the mixture cook for one additional minute.
• Cover the layer of tomatoes with the herb-onion mixture.
• Put into preheated oven and let bake for 30 minutes @ 200 degrees Celsius.
• Variations: it's possible to use other types of fish and/or to replace the parsley with other herbs (dill and tarragon would be obvious alternatives).
• This is also an excellent barbecue dish; instead of using an oven-proof pan, put one fish fillet with some tomato slices and herb mixture in a "papillotte" of aluminum foil and put this "package" on the grill.

Steps:

• Saute shallot and garlic in oil in a small saucepan until tender; about 2 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• In a separate pot over medium heat, mix the tomatoes, vermouth, brown sugar, tarragon, basil, sea salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes, until most of the liquid has been reduced. Serve over the cooked rice.

Steps:

• For brodo:
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Divide bones, onions, fennel, carrots, and 1/4 cup oil between 2 rimmed baking sheets; season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Roast, tossing halfway through, until vegetables are softened and browned, 60-75 minutes.
• Heat saffron and remaining 1/4 cup oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add leeks and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until golden, 8-10 minutes. Add vermouth; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
• Add roasted bones and vegetables, parsley stems, lemon zest, bay leaves, peppercorns, and 10 cups water to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently, skimming as needed, until reduced by half, about 1 hour. Strain through a sieve into a clean pot; discard solids. Season with salt.
• For pesto:
• Pulse garlic, parsley, and tarragon in a food processor until very finely chopped. With motor running, slowly add oil, and process until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
• For assembly:
• Return broth to a simmer; add shellfish, cover pot, and cook until shellfish open (discard any that do not open), about 5 minutes. Transfer shellfish to a large bowl and add a ladleful of broth; tent with foil. Season fish with salt and pepper; add to broth in pot. Cover; cook fish gently until opaque throughout, about 4 minutes.
• Divide fish and shellfish among shallow bowls and ladle broth over. Drizzle stew with oil, top with pesto, and serve with toast.
• DO AHEAD: Brodo can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Pesto can be made 1 day ahead. Press plastic wrap directly on surface and chill.

Steps:

• Melt 1 T butter over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft but not brown (less than 1 minute).
• Add wine and gently boil uncovered until all of liquid is evaporated and shallots make a sizzle noise.
• Mix 1/4 cup of poaching liquid or chicken broth to onions. DO NOT ADD MORE - it will be too thin.
• When liquid simmers over medium heat whisk in 1 T butter at a time. Wait until the previous on e almost melts before adding another.
• Add lemon juice and salt continuing to whisk. Turn off heat.
• Add tarragon and parsley and onion mix to blender. Process until smooth.