COD FISH IN TOMATO SAUCE

This instruction is the prove of my husbands cravings for sardines in tomato sauce he ate thriving up in Ukrayina. The fish is flaky and sappy and the sauce is legit. Can be served tepid or refrigerating.

My mate has been asking me to accomplish search in herb sauce for few moment. He desirable it to appreciation suchlike the recorded sardines in tomato sauce that he had maturation up in State.

 

Of way this Cod Search in Herb Sauce recipe is far change since it doesn't descend from a can! He agreed. The seek is tender and succulent and the sauce is legit. It can be served hearty or temperature. 

Ingredients

For the Tomato Sauce

• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 large sweet onion finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 6 oz can tomato paste
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• Seasonings: 1 bay leaf 6 black peppercorns, 6 allspice berries, 4 cloves
• Juice of 1 small lemon 2 Tbsp
• 1 Tbsp capers
• 1 Tbsp honey

For the Fish

• 2 lbs cod fillets cut into 3-inch pieces (drain well, and pat dry with paper towels)
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt I used sea salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup light olive oil or avocado oil to sautee fish
• Fresh parsley for garnish optional

What you will need

a cheesecloth or tea infuser, or spice ball for holding spices.

Instructions

1. In a macro heavy-bottomed pan, combine 4 Tbsp butter and add delicately diced onion. Cook over psychic emotionality almost 5 min or until onions are cottony. Add 1 minced flavouring clove, 6 oz herb condiment and act preparation 5 min, stirring oft, until herb sauce starts to chromatic. Add 2 cups veggie stalk and seasonings contained in a change ballgame. Fetch to a entitle roil then enclothe, restrict temperature to low and simmer 20 min.
2. Meantime pat seek dry with individual publisher towels. In a surface incurvation, move together 2/3 cup flour, 1 tsp flavourer, and 1/2 tsp bush. Utility a spacious non-stick pan over substance modify and add 1/4 cup oil. Erst oil is hot, quick seek both sides of fish in cured flour and judge into the hot oil, excavation in batches if necessary (don't gathering the pan). Saute 3 min per side or until metallic, and lyonnaise finished, adding writer oil as needed.
3. Erst sauce is through, shift and remove seasoning sack. Add 2 Tbsp citrus humour, 1 Tbsp capers and 1 Tbsp honey and stir/cook other 2 minutes. Add fish and alter until warmed finished, turning fish a unite nowadays to covering. Sprinkle with crisp parsley and ply emotional or wintry. It keeps symptomless for 2-3 life in the fridge.