I know you’re probably not going to believe me on this, but this recipe for Fish with Bacon Tomato Butter is a Cooking Light recipe. Bacon? Butter? Yup. Still Cooking Light. Everything in moderation, my friends.
The problem here may just be the “in moderation” part. The Bacon-Tomato Butter is just the best. THE BEST.
This was originally a grill recipe so I used my indoor grill pan. Actually grilling (on a gas or charcoal grill) would add a really great smoky taste to this though so I highly recommend trying the original recipe out. This is also a great kind of “fridge cleaning” recipe. Is it just me who ends up with like two pieces of uncooked bacon that get lost in the fridge for me to find way past their prime?
Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 (6-ounce) firm white fish fillets (I used Chilean Sea Bass)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt, to taste
- 1 slice center-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons butter