Halibut Provençal

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 2 1/2 cups slivered onion
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 2 cups chopped peeled plum tomato (about 4 tomatoes)
• 1 3/4 cups thinly sliced fennel bulb (about 1 small bulb)
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 teaspoons capers
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 (6-ounce) halibut or cod fillets