Italian fish with a citrus twist

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Today's Recipe: Pesce agli Agrumi (Fish with citrus marinade)

This is a dish I have been doing for years now, sometimes with sweet lime, sometimes with oranges or grapefruit, and sometimes even with all three. Like most Italian fish recipes, this too is breathtakingly simple.

Ingredients

• 1 kg fish fillet of your choice
• 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 75 ml white wine
• 50 ml freshly squeezed sweet lime or orange juice
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 handful oregano
• 2 oranges, or any other citrus fruit, sliced
• Salt and pepper to season

Method

• In a mixing bowl, add the olive oil, wine, orange juice and lemon juice. Add oregano, salt and pepper. Place the fish fillet in the marinade, and give it a good shake.
• Add the sliced fruits gently, as you'd like to keep them whole and not break into pieces. Cover the bowl and leave it in the fridge for an hour.
• Heat a bit of oil in a non-stick pan and grill the marinated fillets, basting both sides with the marinade. Once the fish is cooked, remove and set aside.
• In the same pan, on a high flame, cook the marinade for about five minutes to reduce the sauce. Pour over the fish and serve it garnished with sliced fruits.

Note: I normally like to serve some sauteed spinach with this fish, as the colours of spinach and orange contrast very prettily.

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