Title: Tevzi (Georgian Poached Fish with Pomegranate Sauce)
Categories: None
Yield: 5 To 6 servi

1 Whole (3- to 4-pound)
-pan-dressed fish, such as
-red snapper, sea bass, or
-trout
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
5 tb Butter, melted, or vegetable
-oil
1 c Pomegranate sauce, about
-(recipe below)
1/4 c Pomegranate seeds or chopped
-fresh parsley for garnish

-----------------------------POMEGRANATE SAUCE-----------------------------
4 md Pomegranates (about 8 ounces
-each) (up to 5)
2 tb Minced yellow onion
2 tb Chopped fresh basil
2 tb Chopped fresh coriander
1 Clove garlic, minced

The World Of Jewish Cooking, Gil Marks

Method:

Preheat the oven to 375-degrees F. Set aside a baking dish large enough to
fit the fish.

Sprinkle the fish with the salt and pepper and place in the baking dish.
Drizzle with the butter or oil. Add enough water to almost cover the fish.

Place in the oven and poach, basting occasionally, until tender, about 35
minutes for 3 pounds, about 50 minutes for 4 pounds.

Transfer the fish to a serving platter and drizzle with the pomegranate
sauce. Garnish with the pomegranate sees or parsley. This is frequently
served with fried eggplant slices.

Pomegranate Sauce Cut the fruit in half. Squeeze the juice into a strainer
and discard the hard white kernels.

Boil the pomegranate juice until reduced almost by half. Add the onion,
basil, coriander, and garlic. Let cool.

Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #038

From: Pat Gold

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:50:22 -0700