Cod Basque Style

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb potato, peeled, sliced and par boiled
• 2 1/2 cups fish or 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 lb cod, skinned and cut into 4 fillets
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 ounce cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 red peppers, sliced
• 1 slice lemon (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 400°f
• 2 arrange the prepared potatoes in the bottom of a large shallow ovenproof dish. pour on half the stock.
• 3 brush each fillet with lemon juice and sprinkle with 1 tsp old bay. dot with knobs of butter.
• 4 cover and cook for approximately 35-45 minutes or until the fish is cooked and potatoes are just tender.
• 5 without disturbing the fish and potatoes, drain off and reserve the stock. cover the dish and keep warm.
• 6 for the sauce, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan and fry the onion until golden. stir in the cornstarch, tomato paste, cayenne pepper,thyme and remaining old bay. make the drained stock up to 2 1/2 cups using remaining stock and blend into the pan.
• 7 add the mushrooms and peppers. bring to the boil, stirring and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 8 pour the sauce over the fish and garnish with twists of lemon. serve with green vegetables.