Fish With Sicilian Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 six ounce white fish fillets
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1/2 cup peeled seeded and chopped tomato
2 tablespoons green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons raisins, plumped in hot water
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1/4 dry white wine or 1/4 water

Preparation

Combine flour, salt & pepper. Dredge the fish fillets and shake off excess flour; set aside.
Heat dry saute pan over medium heat. Toast pine nuts in dry pan, set aside to cool.
Heat about 1 TB oil in pan. Saute fish on both sides until lightly browned. Remove to plate. .
In the same saute pan, heat 2 TB oil over medium heat. Add the onion and celery, saute until soft and pale, about 10 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, simmer 3 minutes to thicken slightly.
Add the olives, pine nuts, drained raisins, capers, garlic and wine, and bring to simmer.
Add fish fillets on top of sauce, simmer for 8 to 10 minutes to complete cooking. Add a little water or wine if sauce gets too dry.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
If cooking for a larger group, saute fish fillets and place into an oiled baking dish. Prepare sauce in saute pan, pour over fish, and bake about 10 minutes at 400 degrees F, until done.