Porcini Crusted Cod With Thyme Butter Sauce Recipe 425

Steps:

• Preheat large sauté pan on medium. Dip fish in flour (coating both sides), then dip into egg mixture (allowing excess to drip off), and coat with panko. Place oil in pan, then add fish; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until crust is golden and flesh is flaky. Drain on paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon, if desired. Other Preparation Methods Sauté: Preheat large sauté pan on medium. Place 2 tablespoons garlic herb butter in pan, then add fish; cook 2-3 minutes on each side or until opaque and separates easily. Squeeze lemon juice over fish. Bake: Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 1 1/2 lb cod in foil pouch with 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, and 1/2 cup diced tomatoes. Bake 8-10 minutes or until opaque and separates easily.

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a spice grinder or food processor, and pulse until finely ground. Sprinkle cod with ground mushrooms, salt, and black pepper. Heat oil in small skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod and cook, turning once, just until opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Transfer cod to plate. Add wine, broth, and thyme to skillet; bring to boil and cook, stirring constantly, until reduced to 1 tablespoon. Remove skillet from heat and swirl in butter. Pour sauce over fish and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl for herb butter. Season butter to taste with salt and pepper. Process dried porcini mushrooms in spice grinder to fine powder. Transfer powder to plate. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Press steaks into porcini powder to coat both sides well.
• Melt 2 tablespoons herb butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add steaks to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plates. Spoon rounded tablespoon of herb butter atop each steak and serve.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, add 1 chopped onion, then fry for 5-8 mins until lightly browned.
• Stir in a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 1 heaped tsp light soft brown sugar, the leaves from a few sprigs of thyme and 1 tbsp soy sauce, then bring to the boil.
• Simmer 5 mins, then slip 4 cod fillets into the sauce.
• Cover and gently cook for 8-10 mins until the cod flakes easily. Serve with baked or steamed potatoes.

Steps:

• Sprinkle cod evenly with mustard seeds and let marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Meanwhile, heat butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add peas, 1 cup water, and salt and black pepper, and cover partially with lid; cook until sauce is reduced, about 10 minutes. Set sauce aside and keep warm. Purée 3/4 cup peas, half-and-half, salt, and black pepper in a food processor; transfer to a 2-quart saucepan and keep warm over low heat. Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod; cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Season with salt. Divide pea purée among 6 serving plates and top with cod; spoon over sauce and garnish with dill.

Steps:

• Finely chop garlic. In a small bowl soak porcini in boiling-hot water 20 minutes. Remove porcini, squeezing out excess liquid, and reserve soaking liquid. Rinse porcini to remove any grit and finely chop. Line a sieve set over a small saucepan with a dampened paper towel and pour reserved soaking liquid through it. Add porcini and garlic to saucepan and simmer mixture until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon, about 3 minutes. Cool mixture.
• In a bowl with a fork mash together butter, porcini mixture, and salt and pepper to taste until combined well. Transfer butter to a sheet of wax paper and roll into a 6-inch log. Butter may be kept, covered and chilled, 2 days or frozen, wrapped in foil, 1 month. Bring butter to room temperature before using.
• Variations:
• Here are a few compound butters we find particularly versatile. Using the basic technique of mashing together butter and flavoring in the recipe above, and with a little imagination, you can create your own favorites.
• • Beurre maître d'hôtel: 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves
• • Truffle butter: 1 small black winter truffle or 2 small black summer truffles, chopped fine
• • Roquefort butter: 3 tablespoons crumbled Roquefort (only 1/2 stick butter needed for this variation)

Steps:

• Soak mushrooms in water for 15 minutes. Remove them and squeeze excess water from them. Reserve liquid. Rinse mushrooms to remove any grit and chop finely. Strain liquid through a very fine sieve.
• In a saucepan simmer liquid, mushrooms, garlic and thyme till reduced to 1 tablespoon of liquid. Cool mixture.
• Mash the cooled mixture with the butter and season with salt and pepper.
• Place mixture in a freezer zip lock storage bag making a log inside of bag. Squeezing all air out. Can be frozen up to 1 month. Just take a slice when needed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss fennel, onion, potatoes, and oil in a 3-qt. baking dish to coat; season with salt. Roast, tossing once, until vegetables are browned and softened, 35-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix in garlic, ginger, curry powder, and a pinch of salt. Simmer until color intensifies, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Season fish with salt and lay on top of cooked vegetables. Drizzle fish with curry butter. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and bake fish until flesh easily flakes apart with a fork, 12-15 minutes.
• Serve vegetables and fish with mint scattered over.