Fish Linguine

Robyn and I were watching Jamie Oliver on TV and he made this dish. Its really simple to prepare and absolutely delicious! You can find his recipe on The Food Network.

The recipe is Sicilian and calls for fresh sardines. Jamie Oliver used red mullet fillets on the show. I made mine with fillets that were on sale at the grocery store.

Ingredients
1 garlic clove, grated
1 bulb fennel, tops removed and reserved, grated
4 anchovies
1/2 red onion
Pinch of salt
2 red mullet fillets, skin on, scaled and bones removed (any white fish fillet will do)
1 lemon, zested
Splash of white wine
Freshly ground black pepper
1 red chile, seeds removed and finely chopped
9 oz dried linguine

Procedure
In a large stockpot, heat olive oil. Add the grated garlic and fennel and stir fry for a few minutes to soften them.















Add the anchovies and red onion. Saute, but do not let the onions brown.
















Add the salt then lay the fish fillets on top, skin side up. Sprinkle with the lemon zest, and pour a little white wine to stop everything from frying, and start stewing.

Add a good bit of olive oil, some pepper and the chile. Turn the heat down. Juice 1/2 the lemon and add to the fish.












Add the fennel tops.















Meanwhile, cook the linguine in boiling salted water until al dante. Drain.

Take a pair of metal thongs and toss the sauce and linguine together, breaking up the fish meat.

Drizzle with olive oil and some fennel tops.

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