Miriam's Baked Fish

A great way of cooking fish, from Barry's mother, Miriam Sherr. She worked fulltime alongside Barry's father Saul in their variety store in Greenwich Village, New York City, but still managed to make wonderful home cooked meals. The onions give sweetness to this slow-baked dish, and tone down the 'fishy' taste.

Ingredients:

1.5 to 2 pounds of white fish steaks or fillets, such as firm cod, bass or halibut

I large onion, sliced into rounds about 1/3 inch thick

Marinade:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp salt

• Mix marinade ingredients in a plastic or ceramic container with a lid, large enough to hold all the fish pieces.

• Add fish fillets or steaks, coat with marinate, cover, and let sit for about 1 hour at room temperature, or for longer in the refrigerator.

• Preheat oven to 325 oF

• Cover the bottom of a ceramic or glass baking dish or pan with the onion slices, gently layer fish pieces on top of the onion slices, and pour the rest of the marinade over the fish.

• Bake, uncovered, for 1 1/4 to 1/2 hours, until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Serves 4