Recipe: Roast Fish with Honeyed Onions (serves 2)

ROAST FISH WITH HONEYED ONIONS

FOR THE ONIONS:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound onions, halved and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons honey
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
FOR THE FISH:
1 pound sea bass, red snapper or other firm white fish fillets
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

TO PREPARE THE ONIONS:
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and softened, about 20 minutes.

TO PREPARE THE FISH:
Place the fish fillets in a baking dish. Drizzle the fish with the oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Roast the fish until cooked through, about 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Remove the dish from the oven.

Meanwhile, add the honey, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste to the caramelized onions and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.

Preheat the broiler. Transfer the fish to the broiler and broil for 2 minutes to crisp the top surface.

To serve, transfer the fish to individual plates and spoon the onions over the top.

Servings: 2
Source: The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden