Baked Fish With Potatoes, Onions, Saffron and Paprika

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"Here is a complete and healthy meal. The large amount of onion in combination with saffron and paprika is key. Enjoy this healthy meal with a green salad and call it complete!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs fish fillets, such as striped bass, turbot, grouper, skin on
• kosher salt, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 lb baking potato, peeled and cut into 1/8 inch slices
• 2 cups vidalia onions, finely chopped (or other sweet onion)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crumbled saffron thread, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet paprika, divided (preferably Spanish smoked)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

directions

1. Sprinkle the fish fillets with salt and arrange in a flat-bottomed bowl or pie plate.
2. Pour on the lemon juice and let it sit.
3. In a shallow, ovenproof casserole, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil.
4. Add the potatoes in layers and sprinkle each layer with salt.
5. Turn the potatoes to coat with the oil and saute over medium heat for 2 minutes.
6. Stir in the onions, 1/8 teaspoon of the saffron, and 1/4 teaspoon of the paprika and saute for 2 minutes more.
7. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until the potatoes are almost tender, 15-20 minutes, lifting and turning the potato mixture occoasionally.
8. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
9. Drain the fish and arrange over the potatoes.
10. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over the fish and sprinkle with salt and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon saffron and 1/4 teaspoon paprika.
11. Bake for about 15 minutes, until the fish is just cooked through.
12. Serve right from the casserole dish or transfer to dinner plates and arrange the potato mixture around and over the fish.
13. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Reviews

[duonyte]

I thought this was pretty good, family not so much. i used a regular onion, but soaked the chopped onion in hot water for about five minutes to reduce the bite - a good trick when no sweet onion is available. It was a bit monochromatic on the plate, definitely needs red tomatoes or very green beans to perk it up.

 

[NovaM]

Nice quick dinner. Very easy to put together. A bit bland for my taste, but the family loved it.

 

[NurseJaney]

Really tasty ! Had frozen mahi mahi fillets for just DH and me, SORT of halved other ingredients. Have just discovered Spanish smoked paprika -- LOVELY addition to flavor ! Did add some pepper. Thanks, LIG -- another treat.

 

[Peter J]

This was wonderful! I used ling cod and the only change I made was to use local brown onions because we don't have vidalia onions widely available in Aus. As you said makes a really healthy and tasty meal along with a few salad greens and it's also quick to put together so what more could you want.

 

[Scarlett516]

This was fabulous! I wouldn't change a thing. I used a fresh cod fillet, smoked Spanish paprika, and vidalia onions. Made for my teammate on the Epicurean Queens for ZWT5: Spain/Portugal.