Flounder Mediterranean - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 roma (plum) tomatoes
    2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    1/2 Spanish onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, chopped
    1 pinch Italian seasoning
    24 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
    1/4 cup white wine
    1/4 cup capers
    1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    6 leaves fresh basil, chopped
    3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
    1 pound flounder fillets
    6 leaves fresh basil, torn
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
    Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Plunge tomatoes into the boiling water and immediately remove to a medium bowl of ice water; drain. Remove and discard skins from tomatoes. Chop tomatoes and set aside.
    Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until tomatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in olives, wine, capers, lemon juice, and 1/2 the basil. Reduce heat, blend in Parmesan cheese, and cook until the mixture is reduced to a thick sauce, about 15 minutes.
    Place flounder in a shallow baking dish. Pour sauce over the fillets and top with remaining basil leaves.
    Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

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