Baked Cod Portuguese

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ounces unsalted butter
• 2 lbs cod fish fillets, skin on, cut into 4 pieces
• 1 large onion, cut into quarters and sliced finely
• 4 plum tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups fish stock
• 1/2 cup wine
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• parsley, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt half the butter in a shallow flameproof casserole dish that is big enough to hold all the pieces of cod in a single layer.
• 2 fry the cod, skin-side down, for 1 minute, until crisp and golden. carefully remove from the dish and set aside.
• 3 add the onion to the dish and fry gently for 5 minutes, until softened.
• 4 add the plum tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, stock and wine. bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes, until slightly reduced and thickened.
• 5 preheat the oven to 400°f.
• 6 place the cod skin-side up on top of the onion and tomato mixture, transfer the casserole dish to the oven and bake for 5-6 minutes - less if the pieces of cod are thin.
• 7 remove from the oven and lift the cod out on to a warm plate. return the dish to the stove over a high heat, add the remaining butter and reduce by boiling rapidly for about 4 minutes, stirring now and then, to make a really thick sauce.
• 8 stir in the parsley, season with salt and pepper and cook for 30 seconds more.
• 9 spoon the sauce on to four warm plates, put the cod on top and garnish with parsley sprigs and serve.