Cod Plaki - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
3 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon chopped of fresh mint
1 teaspoon chopped fresh celery leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 1/4 cups water
6 cod steaks
1 lemon, juice of
salt and pepper
to garnish
parsley
dill
mint

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large saute pan. Add the onions and cook until pale golden.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, sugar, dill, mint, celery leaves and parsley with 1 1/4 cups of water. Season with salt and pepper, then simmer,uncovered, for 25 minutes, until the liquid had reduced by one-third.
Add the fish steaks and cook gently for 10-12 minutes, until the fish is just cooked.
Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
Cover and let stand for about 20 minutes before serving.
Arrange the cod on a serving dish and spoon the sauce over. Garnish with the herbs.
Serve warm or cold.