Roasted Cod, Brown Shrimp and Parsley Sauce |
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Serves 2 |
Prep 10 mins |
Cooking 25 mins |
Easy |
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Ingredients |
20ml extra-virgin olive oil
2 x 200g thick cod loin fillets, skin on
40g unsalted butter
1 tsp sea salt flakes
40g brown shrimps tub in butter,
1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
Parsley sauce:
250ml milk
½ small onion or 1 shallot, finely sliced
1 bay leaf
15g unsalted butter
15g plain flour
25ml white wine or stock
15g parsley, chopped
lemon juice a squeeze
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Heat the oven to 200C/fan 1
B0C/gas 6. For the sauce, pour the milk into a pan and
bring to the boil, adding the onion and bay. Simmer for 5
minutes then cool to room temperature to let it fully
infuse.
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Meanwhile, melt the butter in
a non-stick pan and stir in the flour. Cook for 30
seconds, stirring constantly. Gradually start adding the
infused milk, stirring well between each addition. When
all the milk is added, stir in the wine, and bring to a
gentle simmer. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly
until the sauce is thick and smooth. Stir in parsley and
lemon juice, and season to taste.
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Drizzle the oil into an oven
proof frying pan and cook the cod fillets, skin-side down,
over a medium-high heat, pressing each a little firmly
into the pan for 10-15 seconds. Put the cold butter on the
flesh sides and put into the oven to roast the fish for
5-8 minutes or until cooked through. Use a cocktail stick
to check if the fish is cooked - it should go through with
very little resistance. Remove from the oven. Add the
shrimps to the pan to warm through, season, baste the fish
fillets with the butter and squeeze over some lemon juice.
Turn over onto the flesh sides and leave them to rest for
a few minutes.
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Serve the fish with the butter
and shrimps spooned over, with a lemon wedge and the
parsley sauce on the side.
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