Pan Seared Cod With Herb Butter Sauce And Roasted Green Beans Recipes

Steps:

• Pat fillets dry with a paper towel. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a heavy 10-inch nonstick or cast-iron skillet over high heat. When the pan is hot, add the oil. Place the fillets in the pan, skin side down (if applicable), laying them down away from your body. If fillets have skin, press down gently with a spatula for about 20 seconds to prevent curling.
• Lower heat to medium and let sizzle until fish is golden and caramelized around edges, about 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully flip fillets and add butter and thyme to pan. Tilt pan slightly to let the melted butter pool at one end. Use a spoon to baste the fish with the pooled butter. Continue basting until golden all over and cooked through, 45 to 90 seconds more, depending on the thickness of your fish. Serve immediately with chopped parsley (if using) and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat to 475 degrees. Mince garlic, grate 2 teaspoons lemon zest and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice. Combine 3 tablespoons oil, garlic and 1 teaspoon lemon zest in large bowl and microwave until bubbling, about a minute. Whisk mustard lemon juice, salt and pepper into garlic mixture, set aside.
• Trim green beans. Toss sugar , 1 tablespoon of oil, green beans, salt and pepper together on rimmed baking sheet. spread green beans into even layer, cover tightly with aluminum foil and roast for 10 minutes.
• While green beans steam, mince shallot. Chop 1/4 cup basil. Cut butter into 4 pieces. Place flour in shallow dish. Pat cod dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Dredge lightly in flour.
• Remove foil from green beans , stir andcontinue to roast until brown, 10 - 12 minutes. Transfer green beans to bowl with dressing, add two tablespoons chopped basil, and toss to combine.
• while green beans roast heat two tablespoons oil in 12 inch skillet until just smoking. Place cod in skillet and cook until golden and flakes apart when prodded with apring knife. Transfer to plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallot and 1/4 teaspoon salt to now empty skillet. Cook over medium heat, cook over medium heat until softened about 1 minute. Add wine, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice and simmer until reduced by half, about two minutes. Off heat, whisk in butter and remaining two tablespoons basil. Pour over cod. serve with green beans.

Steps:

• Pat cod dry with paper towels; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Brown fillets lightly on both sides; remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, 4-5 minutes. Stir in wine; cook until onion is lightly browned, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes longer. Return cod to pan. Reduce heat to low; cook, covered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 2-3 minutes., Remove cod from pan. Stir cilantro and pine nuts into onion; serve with fish.