Cod With Romesco Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and put the fish fillets in a shallow ovenproof dish so they fit quite snugly in a single layer. Mix 1 tbsp rapeseed oil with the thyme and garlic, spoon over the fish, then grate over the lemon zest. Bake for 10-12 mins until the fish is moist and flakes easily when tested.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan and fry the pepper and leeks for 5 mins until softened. Add the almonds and cook for 5 mins more. Tip in the tomato purée, 5 tbsp water, the bouillion powder and vinegar, and cook briefly to warm the mixture through.
• Add the juice of up to half a lemon and blitz with a stick blender until it makes a thick, pesto-like sauce. Serve with the fish and the wilted spinach.

Steps:

• Yellow Pepper Romesco Sauce: Heat the oil in a large saute pan over high heat until smoking. Separately saute the garlic, bell pepper, tomatoes, chiles and bread cubes until lightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes each. Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it is done. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar. Place all sauteed ingredients and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the almonds and process until finely chopped. Add the honey and chipotle and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add fish stock to thin.
• Salt Cod/Shrimp Filling: In a large bowl cover the dried cod with cold water and let soak 12 to 48 hours (depending on the saltiness of the cod) changing the water frequently.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a simmer. Remove the salt cod from the soaking water and place in the simmering water. Poach for 8 to 10 minutes, let cool in liquid for another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from poaching liquid, remove any bones and coarsely chop.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots to the pan and cook until soft. Remove the garlic and shallots to a plate. Add the remaining oil to the pan and lightly saute the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Remove the shrimp and slice in half lengthwise.
• Place cream in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Place the poached and chopped cod in a food processor, add shallot-garlic mixer and half of the warm cream and process until smooth. Add the pureed potatoes, remaining cream and process until just combined. With motor running add the oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Assembly: Lay a sheet of pasta dough on a lightly floured work surface and distribute a heaping teaspoon-sized portion of the filling at least 2 inches apart, place 1/2 of a shrimp on top of the filling. Use your fingertip or a brush to moisten the edges of the pasta sheet with the egg wash. Carefully place a second sheet of the pasta dough on top of the first and press with your fingertips to separate the rows of filling. Repeat with the remaining dough. With a ravioli cutter or pastry wheel, cut along straight lines on the vertical and horizontal to form each ravioli square. Press the edges closed with your fingertips to seal well.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully drop in the ravioli and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain and serve immediately.
• To serve: Place 2 ravioli for appetizer portion or 4 ravioli for entree portion in a shallow bowl. Toss lightly with a few tablespoons of the Yellow Pepper Romesco Sauce and serve immediately.

Steps:

• For the pasta dough: Put the flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and stir briefly to combine. With mixer on, add the egg and egg yolk and continue to mix until well combined. Add just enough cream to make a smooth dough (it should not be sticky). Wrap dough in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Keep the dough covered with plastic wrap while working with 1 piece at a time. Press the dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface and roll in through a pasta machine set at the widest setting, 2 or 3 times. Reduce the setting and run a few more times until the dough is as thin as possible. Place on a floured surface and keep covered.
• For the sauce: Heat the oil in a large saute pan over high heat until smoking. Separately saute the garlic, bell pepper, tomatoes, chiles and bread cubes until lightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes each. Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it is done. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar. Place all sauteed ingredients and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the almonds and process until finely chopped. Add the honey and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• For the filling: In a large bowl cover the dried cod with cold water and let soak in the refrigerator for 12 to 48 hours, (depending on the saltiness of the cod), changing the water frequently.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a simmer. Remove the salt cod from the soaking water and place in the simmering water. Poach for 8 to 10 minutes; let cool in the liquid for another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from poaching liquid; discard any bones and coarsely chop.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots and cook until soft. Remove the garlic and shallots to a plate. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan and lightly saute the shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Remove the shrimp and slice in half lengthwise.
• Place cream in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Place the poached and chopped cod in a food processor, add shallot-garlic mixture and half of the warm cream and process until smooth. Add the pureed potatoes, remaining cream and process until just combined. With motor running add the 1/4 cup of oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Assembly: Lay a sheet of pasta dough on a lightly floured work surface and distribute a heaping teaspoon sized portion of the filling on the dough, at least 2 inches apart. Place 1/2 piece of shrimp on top of each filling. Use your fingertip or a brush to moisten the edges of the pasta sheet with the egg wash. Carefully place a second sheet of the pasta dough on top of the first and press with your fingertips to separate the rows of filling. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• With a ravioli cutter or pastry wheel, cut straight lines vertically and horizontally to form each ravioli square. Press the edges closed with your fingertips to seal well.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully drop in the ravioli and cook for about 5 minutes. Drain and serve immediately with yellow pepper sauce.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip all of the vegetables into a roasting tray with the unpeeled garlic cloves. Season, pour over 4 tbsp olive oil and toss together. Roast for 20 mins until starting to soften.
• Pat the fish dry with kitchen paper, then slash the skin on both sides with a sharp knife. Season the inside of the fish, then stuff with the lemon slices and half of the herbs. Place on top of the veg, drizzle with more oil, scatter with the rest of the herbs, then roast for 20-25 mins. When the fish is cooked, the flesh will feel firmer and the dorsal fin (the large one on the back) will pull away easily.
• Lift the fish and half of the vegetables onto a serving plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Spoon the rest of the vegetables and most of the juice from the roasting tray into a food processor. Add the vinegar and hazelnuts, blend until smooth, then check the seasoning. Serve the fish with the vegetables and sauce, lifting the fillets off the bone.