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Japan
May 2014
Walnut Grove Recipes
Baked Cod with a Mussel Butter Sauce
1 portion
- 150g piece of cod fillet
- 300g mussels
- 35g butter
- 75ml white wine
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- 1 tbsp tomato concasse (see method)
- lemon juice to taste
Method
1. Place cod on buttered tray, brush butter over the top of the fillet and season with salt & pepper. Cover with tin foil or parchment paper. Pre-heat oven to 180°C
2. Prep mussels by first making sure they are all alive (closed or willing to close when tapped on bench), then removing beards and wash them.
3. Heat a large saucepan (that has a lid) until very hot, add the mussels followed by the white wine. Put lid on and shake pan over the heat until all the mussels have opened. Remove from heat, take the mussels out of the shells and set aside.
4. Strain the juice from the mussels and reduce in a small saucepan to half the amount. Whisk in butter and a little lemon juice, when ready to serve add tomato concasse, (tomatoes that have been peeled, deseeded and cut into 5ml square pieces) chives and finally the mussels.
5. To cook the cod place in hot oven until the fish is just cooked and you can just prise the flakes of fish apart. Place in large bowl, spoon sauce over & around it and garnish with fresh herbs.
Serving Suggestions
Main course dish, crushed new potatoes or fresh new potatoes would go very well with it.
Advanced Preparation
Needs to be prepared to order to retain the fresh flavours.
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