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I love cod. It makes the best fish and chips – it’s mild but buttery – and it tastes amazing any way you cook it. This dish is lightly poached in an herbed wine bath then topped with a seasoned butter sauce. And it’s easy!
Making the Poached Cod –
Prepare the wine bath – pour the wine into a deep skillet. Add the herbs, lemon slices and garlic, then bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about five minutes.
Season the cod with Old Bay seasoning then
carefully lay the fillets into the wine, simmering for about 5 to 6 minutes, until the fish is flaky.
Using a slotted spoon, lift the fish out of the pan and set on a heated plate.
Remove and discard the herbs and lemon.
Add half the butter to the pan and bring to a boil, then, again, reduce heat and simmer for three or four minutes.
Mix the cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons cold water.
Add the the cornstarch mixture to the wine and butter. Whisk it all until it’s smooth and continue to simmer the sauce until it begins to thicken.
Stir in the remaining butter and capers and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with the sauce spooned over the top of the cod fillets.
© Copyright 2023 The Lazy Gastronome
Gently cooked in an herbed wine bath and served with a buttery caper sauce.
- 1 pound wild cod fillets
- 12 oz dry white wine, like a chardonnay
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 5 to 6 sprigs chives
- 1 clove crushed, minced fresh garlic
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons capers
- Old Bay seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
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Prepare the wine bath - pour the wine into a deep skillet. Add the herbs, lemon slices and garlic, then bring to a boil.
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Reduce heat and simmer for about five minutes.
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Season the cod with Old Bay seasoning then carefully lay the fillets into the wine, simmering for about 5 to 6 minutes, until the fish is flaky.
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Using a slotted spoon, lift the fish out of the pan and set on a heated plate.
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Remove and discard the herbs and lemon.
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Add half the butter to the pan and bring to a boil, then, again, reduce heat and simmer for three or four minutes.
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Mix the cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons cold water.
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Add the the cornstarch mixture to the wine and butter. Whisk it all until it's smooth and continue to simmer the sauce until it begins to thicken.
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Stir in the remaining butter and capers and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve with the sauce spooned over the top of the cod fillets.
© Copyright 2023 The Lazy Gastronome
Sounds like a delicious recipe!
We are trying to incorporate more fish in our diet so this sounds like a great recipe to try!
The flavors are perfect! I’ll make my cod like this every time now!
This is such a great recipe. The whole family loved it.
This is such a great-looking dish, it looks incredibly delicious and very tasty! I love this already! Thanks for sharing this with us!
I love this wined poached cod, sounds really yum.
Cod is one of the few fish I eat. This is perfect!
the flavor of this cod turned out amazing! so perfect for a tasty dinner.
The buttery caper sauce! Such a great recipe!