Balkan Striped Bass

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 2 yellow onions, peeled and sliced into thin rings
• 2 celery stalks, chopped coarsely
• 2 carrots, scraped and thinly sliced
• 2 green peppers, seeded and sliced into thin rings
• 2 pounds tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and sliced
• 2 ounces raw green peas
• 2 ounces fresh string beans, sliced diagonally
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 kernels allspice
• ½ tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp chopped parsley
• 4 large potatoes, parboiled, peeled, and thinly sliced.
• 3-4 pounds fresh striped bass cleaned and sliced into 2½ inch-wide steaks, head reserved.
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced