Biarritz Style Eel

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs eel, cut in 2-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon salt & pepper
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large spainish onion, sliced thin
• 3 red bell peppers, sliced thin
• 1 dried red chili pepper, d'epalette
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 2 ounces jambon de bayonne ham, sliced julienne thin
• 1 cup dry bordeaux
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
• 2 tablespoons real butter

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven 450 f.
• 2 season eel with salt and pepper, set aside.
• 3 in a 12 to 14" pan heat oil until smoking.
• 4 add onion, peppers, chile, garlic and ham saute till soft 8 to 10 minutes.
• 5 place in a square cake pan.
• 6 add wine, tomatoes,butter and eel.
• 7 place in oven cook till eel is throughly cooked about 20 -25 mins remove ans serve immediately.