Grouper al Grecque

Recipe courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ( 6-ounce) Florida grouper fillets
1 Florida onion, thick sliced
3 cloves Florida garlic, sliced
6 ounces tomato paste
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup clam juice or chicken stock
2 tablespoons Florida lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
3 tablespoons chopped Florida cilantro or parsley

Cooking Directions:

1. In a heavy sauté pan, sauté fillets in oil over high heat 3 to 5 minutes until browned. Remove fillets and set aside.
2. Over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic 4 to 5 minutes until tender. Add tomato paste, wine, clam juice or stock, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes; stir frequently.
3. Add fillets to pan; simmer until heated through. Serve topped with feta cheese, walnuts and cilantro.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 388; Calories From Fat: 143; Total Fat: 16g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Total Carbs: 17g; Protein: 40g.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.