Fried, baked and stewed cod is a dish loved by many connoisseurs. It would seem that what could be easier than cooking fish? But, unfortunately, after heat treatment this type of fish becomes dry and not very appetizing in taste.
Moreover, during the process itself, the fish often sticks to the bottom of the dish, and then also falls apart, which, accordingly, not only spoils its appearance, but also affects the quality of the final result. To prevent this from happening, you should follow simple rules when cooking fish:
- the fish carcass must be well defrosted and dry;
- Cod should be defrosted naturally (on the table or on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator) without the use of hot “baths” or microwaves;
- It is advisable to bread each piece (slice) in flour (breadcrumbs or semolina, or a mixture of two components);
- the frying pan and oil should be very hot;
- The fish should be cooked not on low, but on moderate heat;
- It is advisable to fry the cod for about 6 minutes on each side, then cook in the desired way.
Below are simple but very tasty recipes that will allow you to cook cod so that those around you will not be able to tear yourself away from the plate.
Cod baked in foil
Ingredients:
- 400 g cod fillet,
- half a lemon
- a quarter teaspoon of ground white pepper,
- a quarter teaspoon of salt,
- 1 head of onion,
- 1 medium carrot
- 100 g leeks,
- 50 g butter,
- 30 g mustard,
- fresh herbs - parsley and dill.
Preheat the oven. Prepare cod fillet. Squeeze the juice from the lemon and pour it over the fish. Rub the cod with salt and pepper. Then coat both sides with mustard. Peel the carrots and cut into strips. Chop onions and leeks into rings. Grease a piece of foil with butter. Transfer the prepared cod onto it. Transfer the oil and some of the vegetables onto the fish. Place the remaining onions and carrots next to the cod carcass. Wrap the foil tightly. Transfer the fish to a baking sheet. And put in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for an hour. Chop the greens. Get the fish. Transfer it to a flat dish. Sprinkle with herbs.
Some cooking tips
Before preparing a fish dish, the cod must be scaled, gutted and washed under running water. One of the advantages of the fish is its small husk, which can be easily removed with a regular kitchen knife. When cutting a carcass into fillets, the backbone is removed from the back and divided into two halves. There is no need to remove the skin from the fillet; there are useful substances and juice there, thanks to which the fish will not be so dry.
Various dishes are prepared from cod, but it is most delicious when baked in the oven: in a sleeve, foil or steamed. You get very juicy cod if you cook it with a vegetable marinade. To cook cod fillet in a frying pan according to the recipe, you need to use a batter of flour and eggs or simmer it with white wine, tomato sauce, sour cream or mayonnaise. The result is tender and juicy fish with amazing taste. Cutlets and zrazy are prepared from minced fish, choosing the filling to your liking: rice with herbs and egg, hard cheese, fried onions and carrots and others.
Pasta with cod and cheese sauce
Ingredients (for 6 servings):
- 700 g cod,
- 500 g tomato sauce,
- 6 tbsp. spoons of cream (preferably with a high percentage of fat content),
- 500 g pasta,
- 100 g hard cheese,
- a bunch of parsley,
- zest of 1 lemon,
- salt and pepper to taste, vegetable oil for frying fish.
Before serving, decorate pasta with cod under a cheese crust with herbs.
Cut cod fillet (you can use freshly frozen steak) into pieces.
Salt and pepper. Fry in a small amount of oil. Sprinkle with lemon zest. Add tomato sauce. Let it simmer a little. Along with the sauce, boil the pasta in salted water until half cooked. Drain the liquid and place in a greased baking dish. Place the fish and sauce in an even layer on top of the pasta, pour over the cream, and sprinkle with herbs. Grate the cheese. Sprinkle it over the fish and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes. When preparing a dish, it is not necessary to lay out all the ingredients in layers. They can be mixed and then sprinkled with cheese and baked.
Caprese of baked cod fillet
Caprese is an Italian appetizer made from tomatoes and mozzarella, but you can make this dish using cod fillet and pesto sauce.
Ingredients:
- cod fillet (6 pcs.);
- six tablespoons of pesto sauce;
- 225 g mozzarella;
- three tomatoes;
- salt, pepper to taste.
Preparation:
- Rinse the cod fillet under water, dry it, add salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet with foil.
- Lubricate the fillet with pesto sauce, lay out slices of tomatoes and mozzarella in a “tile”.
- Bake the dish for 10 minutes (temperature 180°C) and serve immediately.
Steamed cod dumplings
Ingredients:
- 50 g wheat bread,
- 300 g cod fillet,
- 1 glass of milk,
- 20 g butter,
- 3 egg whites,
- salt to taste,
- pepper to taste,
- vinegar.
Pour milk over the bread (or loaf). Separate the whites from the yolks. Pass the cod fillet three times together with wheat bread soaked in milk through a meat grinder. Add egg whites to the minced fish and beat the mixture using a mixer or blender, gradually introducing milk into it. Salt and pepper. Fill molds with fish mixture (you can use baking molds) and place in a steam bath. Remove the finished fish dumplings from the mold and place on a flat dish. Garnish with fresh vegetables, hard-boiled eggs and herbs. Serve with wine vinegar.
Cod fillet roll
Despite the fact that the cod fillet roll does not look so attractive when served, it tastes very tender and appetizing, especially if you top it with a special sauce.
Ingredients:
- 850 g cod fillet;
- 3-4 tomatoes;
- large onion;
- 85 ml sour cream;
- spoon of breadcrumbs;
- spices to taste.
Preparation:
- Place the fillet on cling film and gently beat it with a hammer to form an even layer. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and other seasonings if desired.
- Saute chopped carrots and onions in oil, then place the fried vegetables on top of the fish.
- We also lightly fry the tomato cubes in oil and place them on top of the vegetables.
- Add a little more salt and pepper to the filling and roll it into a roll, put it into a mold, grease it with sour cream, sprinkle it with breadcrumbs and bake for 25 minutes (temperature 180°C).
Fish soup with cod
Ingredients:
- 200 g cod,
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes,
- 3-4 medium potatoes,
- 30 ml odorless vegetable oil,
- salt,
- pepper mixture,
- greens (dill, parsley),
- 1 head of onion,
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 bay leaves.
Peel the onion and chop into small cubes. Grate the carrots on a medium grater or chop into strips. Remove skin and bones from the fish. Cut into small pieces. Peel the potatoes. Cut into small cubes. Dilute bouillon cubes in water according to instructions. Boil. Add potatoes to the broth and cook until half cooked. [box #5] At the same time, fry the onion in heated vegetable oil until light golden brown. Add chopped carrots to the pan, and after a few minutes add fish to the pan with the vegetables. Fry until done. Add a dressing of fried vegetables and fish to the broth with potatoes. Salt and pepper. [sidebar#2] Cook for another 10 minutes. A few minutes before removing the soup from the heat, add a bay leaf to the pan. Chop the greens and add to the pan. Remove soup from heat. Serve with bread or croutons.
How to cook cod fillet for the holiday?
Unfortunately, not everyone loves fish. This is due to the fact that not everyone knows how to cook it. Yes, and a large number of seeds has a negative effect on the finished dish. To cook a luxurious fish, just take a cod fillet and put in a little effort. After which a delicious holiday dish will be on the table, which will appeal to both adults and children.
Fish fillet goes well with mushrooms. We will use them in this recipe. Mushrooms have a balanced composition of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. In addition, they are a low-calorie product. Therefore, such a dish will not affect your figure with extra pounds. Fish with mushrooms is considered a dietary product that perfectly saturates and does not affect the figure with extra pounds. Of course, you can take any mushrooms: fresh, frozen, dried. But only fresh forest mushrooms will give the dish an incredible aroma!
Ingredients:
- Cod fillet – 1 kg;
- Champignons – 350 grams;
- Milk – ½ liter;
- Onions - 1 head;
- Parsley or any other greens – ½ bunch;
- Potato starch – 2 tablespoons;
- Butter – 2 tablespoons;
- Thyme, black pepper and others - to taste.
How to cook cod fillet for the holiday?
Cooking method:
- We prepare the fish as usual. The fillet should be washed and dried with a paper towel;
- Wash the greens and chop into small pieces;
- Peel the mushrooms and cut into small pieces. Cut the onion into half rings or small cubes;
- In a frying pan with high sides, heat the butter in which we fry the mushrooms and onions;
- Place the fried onions and mushrooms in a baking dish. Place cod fillet on top, salt, pepper, season with spices, sprinkle with herbs;
- We dilute the starch with cold water until completely dissolved;
- Place the milk on the fire, stirring constantly, and bring it to a boil. Add starch solution to it. Cook the sauce until thick.
- Pour the resulting sauce into our dish and bake it for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
If you want the dish to be even more nutritious, you can make a cheese crust. To do this, sprinkle the fish with grated cheese 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time!
Cod with cheese sauce
Ingredients:
- 500 g cod fillet,
- 100 g hard cheese,
- 1 medium onion,
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of flour,
- 50 ml vegetable oil,
- juice of half a lemon,
- salt,
- pepper,
- greenery.
Cut the cod fillet into pieces. Salt and pepper. Sprinkle with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Leave for a few minutes. Bread each piece of fish in flour and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Grate the cheese on a fine grater. Add mayonnaise to it and beat with a blender. Place the fried pieces of fish on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil. Cut the onions into rings and sprinkle them over the pieces of fish. Top the cod and onions generously with cheese sauce. Place the dish with the fish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 5-7 minutes. As a side dish for fish, prepare boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes. Before serving, sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs.
Steamed cod
Steamed fish is an excellent dietary dish that is suitable for both adults and children. The ingredients include:
- 300 g fish fillet;
- onion (1 head);
- 50 ml freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice;
- 1 large spoon of vegetable oil;
- spices for fish;
- salt.
According to the proposed recipe, cod fillet is cut into several pieces, salted, sprinkled with lemon juice and seasoned with spices. Pour water into a double boiler, bring to a boil and throw in 2 bay leaves and a few peas of hot pepper. Each piece of fish is coated with oil and placed on a steamer rack. Sprinkle onion rings on top. Cover the steamer with a lid. The fish will be ready after half an hour. The finished dish is decorated with herbs and lemon slices.
Fried cod
Ingredients:
- 600 g cod,
- 1 tbsp. spoon of flour,
- salt,
- pepper,
- vegetable oil,
- greenery.
Mashed potatoes are one of the best side dishes for fried cod.
Divide the fish along the ridge, remove the spine and bones. Cut into portions. Mix flour with pepper and salt. Dip the cod pieces in flour and fry in a frying pan in well-heated oil until crispy. Serve with potatoes or any other side dish, sprinkled with herbs. If desired, you can decorate the dish with seven vegetables or a slice of lemon.
Cod in the oven with vegetables
Cod baked in the oven goes perfectly with vegetables. Fish is best combined with carrots, onions, sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes and red tomatoes, from which the seeds and core have been removed in advance. These vegetable products can add juiciness and flavor to a dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 cod carcass;
- 1 carrot;
- 1 onion;
- 1 sweet pepper;
- 3 tbsp. l. vegetable based oils;
- 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
- ½ bunch of parsley;
- salt pepper.
Cooking method:
- Cut the fish lengthwise, remove the backbone and bones. Rub with salt and pepper, sprinkle with citrus juice and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- Chop the pepper into thin strips, chop the carrots using a coarse grater, and chop the onion into strips. Fry the onion in oil in a frying pan. Then remove it and sauté the carrots and peppers.
- Grease the foil with oil and place half the cod on it, skin side down. Place a layer of vegetables on top and cover with the remaining piece of fillet.
- Wrap the foil tightly and bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 180°C.
Serve, cut into portions, with lemon and sauce. The dish is distinguished by its freshness and indescribable, long-remembered taste.
Solyanka with cod (recipe 1)
Ingredients:
- 150 g cod fillet,
- 150 g sauerkraut,
- 50 g hard cheese,
- 1 pickled cucumber,
- 30 g tomato paste,
- 30 g butter,
- greenery,
- broth (or water),
- olives.
Peel the onion. Cut into pieces and fry until golden brown in vegetable or butter. Cut the pickled cucumber into cubes. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Cut the fish fillet into pieces and place in a pan with melted butter. Pour in some broth or water and simmer over medium heat. Add pickled cucumber, sauteed onion, and the required amount of water to the pan and cook until tender. Then season with tomato paste and olives. Place some of the sauerkraut in the pan. Serve it with cod with a side dish and sauce. Cover the fish with the remaining cabbage. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in an oven preheated to 170-180 degrees. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Serve, garnished with herbs and a slice of lemon.
Quick recipe in a frying pan
Cod fillets can be fried in either large or small amounts of fat. But it’s better to marinate the meat first to make the dish especially tasty.
Ingredients:
- 375 g cod fillet;
- 25 g flour;
- 55 g ghee;
- 10 g dried herbs: lemon balm and dill;
- 5 g hot pepper;
- 255 ml milk.
Preparation:
- Dip the fish fillet into a milk drink, so the meat will taste tender.
- Add salt and hot pepper to the flour and stir.
- Cut the cod soaked in milk into pieces and bread it in flour with seasonings, place in a frying pan with hot oil. In order for the fish to fry better, do not pack it tightly; there should be a distance of at least 1 cm between the pieces.
- Fry the fish on both sides until golden, sprinkling the pieces with dried dill and lemon balm.
Solyanka with cod (recipe 2)
Ingredients:
- 300 g cod,
- 2-3 medium onions (200 g),
- 200 g pickled cucumbers,
- 2 tbsp. spoons of tomato paste,
- vegetable oil for frying,
- 1-2 tomatoes,
- 1.5 liters of water,
- pitted olives (to taste),
- salt and spices to taste,
- 1-2 bay leaves.
Cut the fish into fillets. Make broth from the cod and its waste (skin and large bones). Strain it through a sieve. [box#4]Pour the broth into a saucepan and put on fire. Chop the onion. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes into cubes. Sauté the onion in vegetable oil. Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute the cucumbers in the same frying pan. Transfer the pieces of fish and simmer for a few minutes. Bring the broth to a boil. Transfer the contents of the pan (vegetables and fish) into it. Add olives. Salt and pepper. Before serving, sprinkle with herbs and garnish with a slice of lemon. If desired, the hodgepodge can be seasoned with sour cream.
A simple recipe for fish in batter
For the second course, cod fillets are often fried in batter in a frying pan according to the recipe. This fish is served with potatoes, boiled rice or stewed vegetables. The dish is prepared from fresh frozen cod. It is cleaned of entrails and husks, washed and separated into fillets, cut into medium-sized pieces and placed in a bowl. Season the cod with salt and ground pepper and leave for 10 minutes. While the fish is marinating, prepare the batter. To do this, break 1 raw egg into flour (2 tablespoons), add 50 ml of milk and stir well until the lumps dissolve. The dough should look like pancakes.
Each piece of fillet is dipped in batter and fried in a frying pan with heated oil on both sides until golden brown. Place the finished cod on a napkin to remove any remaining oil. The fish is served sprinkled with chopped herbs.
Cod with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- 400 g cod fillet,
- 20 g flour,
- 300 g butter,
- 350 g sour cream sauce,
- 150 g champignons,
- 5-6 potato tubers,
- 1 head of onion,
- 50 g hard cheese,
- 1 egg
- salt to taste,
- pepper to taste.
Cut the fish, prepare the fillet (or take ready-made fish). Cut into small pieces. Salt and pepper. Breaded in flour and fried in butter. Boil an egg. Potatoes and cut into thin circles. Mushrooms - slices, onions - half rings. Fry mushrooms and onions separately. Pour a small amount of sour cream sauce into a high-rimmed frying pan. Place fried fish in the center. Place potato slices around. Layer layers of onions, mushrooms, and slices of boiled egg on top. Drizzle with remaining sour cream sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Before serving, garnish with herbs.
With broccoli
Cod with broccoli, like the recipe above, is a dietary dish. It is definitely suitable for those who do not really want to gain weight, and it is quite simple to prepare.
The cooking time for the fish will be 20 minutes, the preparation time will be 25 minutes, and the number of servings will be 5 pieces.
Nutritional value per serving:
proteins – 32.6 g.,
fats – 13 g.,
carbohydrates – 11.5 g,
calories – 280.4 kilocalories.
Required ingredients:
- Fish fillet – 800 grams;
- Onion – 1 piece;
- Garlic – 2 cloves;
- Broccoli –500 grams;
- Hard cheese – 100 grams;
- Soy sauce - to taste;
- Ginger – 1 pinch;
- Black pepper - to taste;
- Salt – 2 pinches;
- Lemon – 1 piece;
- Sunflower oil – 2 tablespoons.
- First, defrost and wash the fish. Wipe with dry wipes. Then add lemon juice to the cod.
- Next, boil the broccoli. Add sunflower oil to the water. Broccoli should become soft. Cut the onion into cubes and fry in a frying pan with the addition of sunflower oil. Add chopped garlic there too. After frying for a bit, add the broccoli. Simmer a little, add soy sauce, salt and ginger.
- Place the stewed vegetables in a baking dish and place the cod on top. Salt, pepper, and grate hard cheese on top. It should cover the entire contents of the mold with a thin layer.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
- That's all. The dish is ready and can be served.
Fish dumplings
Fish dumplings
Ingredients: For the dough:
- 350 g flour,
- 1 egg
- 0.5 glasses of water,
- salt to taste,
- a pinch of sugar.
For filling:
- 350 g cod fillet,
- 50 g onions,
- 75 g milk,
- salt pepper.
Break an egg, add salt, beat and add water. Mix. Knead the dough. To do this, make a depression in the flour and pour water into it in small portions. Knead well. The dough should be plastic and soft. Prepare minced meat for dumplings. Pass the fillet and onion through a meat grinder. Salt and pepper. Pour milk into the fish. Mix. Form dumplings (by hand or using a dumpling maker). Freeze in the freezer. As needed, boil the dumplings in salted water until done. Serve with mayonnaise and herbs.
Quick dinner: cod with stewed fennel, lemon and olives
This delicious cod dish will take just 30 minutes to prepare. Save time by squeezing the lemon juice and chopping the olives while the cod and fennel cook. Recipe:
Quick dinner: cod with stewed fennel, lemon and olives
Chinese cod
Ingredients:
- 900 g cod fillet,
- 2 medium onions,
- 3 tbsp. spoons (or 50 g) of vodka,
- 3 tbsp. spoons (50 g) soy sauce,
- 3-4 cloves of garlic,
- a mixture of peppers to taste,
- coriander to taste,
- salt to taste,
- 80-100 g vegetable oil (for frying),
- 100 g (3 tablespoons) rice flour (for breading).
Peel the onion and finely chop it. Chop the garlic. Combine onion, garlic, vodka, coriander, pepper mixture and soy sauce in one bowl. Grind everything and mix with a blender until pureed. Cut cod fillets into small pieces. Pour in the resulting sauce. Cover with a lid and leave to marinate for 30-50 minutes. After the required time has passed, roll the marinated fish in lightly salted rice flour and fry over medium heat on both sides for 5-7 minutes. Cod prepared according to this recipe turns out very tasty: moderately spicy and spicy. This dish can be served either on its own (fish only) or with a side dish: mashed potatoes or boiled rice.
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How to fry cod fillet in a frying pan
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Number of servings: 3-4. Equipment: knife, bowl, spoon, frying pan.
Ingredients
| Thawed cod fillet | 500-600 g |
| Butter | 50 g |
| Vegetable oil | 2-3 tbsp. l. |
| Salt | taste |
Step-by-step preparation
- Heat a large frying pan with a small amount of sunflower oil.
- Place 50 g of butter in a frying pan and melt. Distribute the oil over the entire surface of the frying pan.
- Place several whole cod fillets into the frying pan (it all depends on its size). You will have to fry 600 g of fillet in 2 batches.
- Salt each fillet and fry until cooked, pouring melted butter from the frying pan over it.
Fried fish can be served either hot or cold. Pieces of white fillet are placed on lettuce leaves, sprinkled with sesame seeds or black cumin seeds. You can put a sprig of rosemary and a few slices of lemon on a plate to drizzle the fish with lemon juice if desired. Although in some restaurants fried portioned fish is served directly in a frying pan.
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How to deliciously cook cod fillet in a frying pan using a simple recipe? Just fry it in a little oil. The fish is so tasty on its own that it does not require any special additions.
Those who carefully watch their figure or adhere to a diet cook cod fillets in a double boiler or in a slow cooker. Boil the cod in a saucepan.
How long to cook cod fillet? The multicooker has a special mode for stewing fish; the timer is set for 17-20 minutes. In a double boiler and in a saucepan, small pieces are cooked in literally 7-10 minutes. Along with the fish, you can cook vegetables in a steamer or slow cooker: broccoli, cauliflower, peppers or green peas.
Green sauce goes well with boiled fish. For it you need to take any greens (dill, parsley, buzil, cilantro), or even better - a mix of greens. Grind the washed greens in a blender with a clove of garlic and a small amount of olive oil.
