Eel With Olives, Chillies, and Capers (Anguilla Livernese)

Ingredients for Eel With Olives, Chillies, and Capers (Anguilla Livernese)

• 475ml basic tomato sauce

• 240ml dry red wine

• 12 caper berries

• 12 gaeta olives

• 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

• 900g eel, (from the sea or river), skinned and gutted by your fishmonger, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 4-inch-long pieces

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2 tablespoons chopped fennel fronds

How to make Eel With Olives, Chillies, and Capers (Anguilla Livernese)

1. Preheat the oven to 232°C.

2. In a large sauce pan, combine the tomato sauce, red wine, caper berries, olives, and red pepper flakes and bring to a boil over medium heat.

3. Meanwhile, season the eel with salt and pepper and arrange in a single layer in a baking dish.

4. Pour the sauce over the eel, put the dish in the oven, and bake for about 20 minutes, until the eel is cooked through. Transfer to a warmed platter, sprinkle with the chopped fennel, and serve immediately.

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