Leghorn-Style Cod

10 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup/140g all-purpose flour
  • Fine sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 skinless fresh cod fillets (about 8 oz/225g each)
  • 1/4 cup/55ml vegetable oil, such as soybean or canola
  • 1/4 cup/55ml olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 4 fresh plum tomatoes, quartered
  • 3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    Spread the flour out on a clean, dry surface and season it with salt and pepper.
  2. 2
    Press both sides of the fillets into the flour.
  3. 3
    Reserve.
  4. 4
    Warm the vegetable oil in a pan wide and deep enough to hold the fish without crowding over high heat.
  5. 5
    Add the fish, skinned-side down, and cook until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes.
  6. 6
    Flip and cook until browned on the other side, about 3 minutes more.
  7. 7
    Transfer the fish to paper towels to drain.
  8. 8
    Warm the olive oil in a pan wide and deep enough to hold all the ingredients over medium heat.
  9. 9
    Add the garlic and red pepper to the pan, stir, and cook until the garlic has colored slightly, about 2 minutes.
  10. 10
    Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.
  11. 11
    Add the fish, lower the heat to low, and cook until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
  12. 12
    Transfer the fish to a serving platter, and spoon some sauce over each fillet.
  13. 13
    Top with minced parsley and serve immediately.

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