Creamed Codfish With Bacon And Onion

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (6 ounce) cod fish fillets, fresh not salt cod
• 3 slices bacon, finely chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute the chopped bacon and onion for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
• 2 add salt and peppered cod to pan, moving the bacon and onion mixture around the fillets, reduce heat a little and turn the cod over in about 5 minutes.
• 3 continue to cook the cod until it flakes easy.
• 4 remove the cod, bacon, onions to a warm serving dish, and set aside, covering the fillets.
• 5 reduce the heat to low and add flour and butter, stirring to brown the flour.
• 6 add the milk and stir until it makes a thick brown gravy.
• 7 ladle gravy over fillets and bacon, onion mixture.
• 8 potatoes or rice go well with this dish.
• 9 have the fishmonger cut the blood line from the fish-and i use an applewood smoked thick bacon.