Cod baked on the skin

Cod baked on the skin with soft butter sauce

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A few years ago I would never have ordered a fish in a restaurant. Just give me a nice tartare or a nice flat iron steak. But a person gets older and your taste continues to develop. Nowadays there is regularly a fish on the table here. Like, for example, this skin-baked cod with a soft butter sauce. And if you ask me, restaurant worthy! prepare cod baked recipe

In any case, eating fish is healthy and a good change in your diet. White fish is easily digestible and easy to season. Preparing cod is not that difficult at all. Especially if you use the trick I have for you to fry your cod. He must still have his skin, but then he is at his best!

baking cod
With nice mashed potatoes quenelles.

For me, cod is the absolute king of whitefish. It has a delicate flavour that combines perfectly with various ingredients and preparation methods. Whether you bake, steam or grill it, the texture remains tender and delicious. This versatile fish certainly deserves a place on our plate.

preparing cod
Perfectly cooked, beautiful white fish with a fine sauce.

Cod baked on the skin

As you can read in the recipe, this skin-baked cod with soft butter sauce has only a short preparation time. Make sure your oven is preheated so that you can easily put it straight from the pan into the oven for post-cooking. You can make the sauce while the cod is cooking. If you have everything ready for this on your counter, that too is only a matter of minutes.

Cod baked on the skin
Restaurant quality on your own table.

So you can have this entire meal on the table within half an hour. Just plan well and prepare everything properly. Of course you don't have to make quenelles from the puree, you can also just serve these separately. For the photo I want it at its best. 😉 All in all, preparing this cod is not complicated at all!

Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.

Cod baked on the skin

Cod baked on the skin with a soft butter sauce.

A delicious white fish with a crispy skin.

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Hallway: Main dish
Kitchen: European
Keyword: mashed potatoes, butter sauce, cod, samphire
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Francine
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Ingredients:

  • 4 pieces of cod with skin
  • 300 gram green beans
  • number of sprigs of samphire
  • flower

For the butter sauce you will need:

  • 20 gram boter
  • 20 gram flower
  • 250 ml broth - may of block
  • extra 20 grams of butter
  • salt
  • peper

For the puree you will need:

Nice and easy: click on the logo of your favorite supermarket to add the ingredients.

And this is how you make it:

  • We make the puree by peeling the potatoes and boiling them for 20 minutes. Drain and return to the pan. Add some salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add 2 tablespoons of soft butter and pour the milk into the pan. With a pestle you mash the puree softly, if it is still a little too dry, add some extra milk. With two spoons you can make "quenelles".
  • Clean the green beans and cook them for 10 minutes until al dente.
  • Make the sauce by first melting the butter in a saucepan. Then add the flour and fry it briefly (you make a roux) while stirring, whisk in the stock with a whisk so that a sauce is created. Then add the extra butter and season with salt and pepper. Leave on very low to keep warm.
  • Dip the cod skin in the flour and beat. Heat the frying pan and add some olive oil. Heat your oven to 160 degrees. Bake the cod on its skin for about three minutes, then scoop it onto a dish and let it cook for another three minutes in the oven. Fry the samphire very briefly and set aside.
  • Take your bowls or plates and scoop some green beans on top, pour some sauce over them. Place the fish on top, skin side up. Pour over some sauce and top with the samphire. Serve with the mashed potatoes.
  • Delicious bites!
Do you have mashed potatoes left? I made delicious potato croquettes from the leftovers. 
Quenelles are made with two spoons that you put warm in a bowl. Then scoop some mashed potatoes onto the spoon with one spoon. Then you go together with your spoons until you get a kind of nice oval ball. 
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Inspired by this skin baked cod and looking for other tasty fish recipes? Then check this one out:

This cod in tomato wine sauce is top notch.

Or this cod fillet on a bed of ratatouille.

But also this cod fillet with mustard sauce do you want to taste.

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