Tomato Spiced Cod
Ingredients
- 4 Orca Bay Cod fillet portions
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 oz fresh parsley, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 bacon strips, chopped
- 3 Tbsp butter, softened
- juice of 1 lemon (1/4 cup)
- 2 peppercorns
- 2 cloves
- For Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp (1 oz) butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 bacon strip, chopped
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- good pinch sugar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
60 minutes / Serves 4 / Print Recipe
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. To make the tomato sauce, heat the butter in a small saucepan and saute the onion and bacon until soft but not browned.
- Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and simmer for a few minutes until soft.
- Blend the flour with the stock, add to the tomato mixture and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add the sugar and seasoning, remove the bay leaf and blend to a puree.
- Add the peppercorns and cloves.
- While sauce is simmering, mix together the parsley, onion and bacon.
- Butter a shallow ovenproof dish with 1 Tbsp. butter and arrange the fish fillets in a single layer in dish.
- Smear remaining 2 Tbsp. butter over the cod steaks, squeeze over the lemon juice and season lightly with salt.
- Sprinkle the fillets with the onion, bacon and parsley mixture and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the fish is cooked. Serve with the hot sauce on the side.
