Cod Steaks On A Bed Of Creamy Leeks, Potato And Bacon

Total Time: 49 mins Preparation Time: 4 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cod steaks, about 1 inch thick
• 500 g leeks, prepared weight, cut into rounds
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 5 slices bacon, chopped
• 100 ml stock
• 100 ml wine
• 3 tablespoons cream
• flour (for dredging)
• butter, oil
• 2 wedges lemons

Recipe

• 1 fry the bacon over a medium heat with no extra fat until it's starting to go crispy and lots of fat has run off into the pan.
• 2 add the leeks and onion, stir them around and cook for about 10 minutes.
• 3 throw in the potatoes, stock and wine, season lightly with salt and black pepper, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 4 in the meantime, wash and dry the cod steaks, and dredge them in flour with salt and pepper.
• 5 when the leeks have had their 20 minutes, melt some butter in a non-stick frying pan with a little bit of oil. when it's hot, put in the cod steaks and cook them over a medium-high heat for five minutes on each side. keep cooking the leeks in the meantime.
• 6 just before serving, stir a few tablespoons of cream into the leeks and check the seasoning.
• 7 pile the creamy leeks onto the plates, and pop the cod steaks on top with a wedge of lemon.