Fricassee Of Cod With Red Pepper Compote Recipes

COD WITH SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, combine the first 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. , Arrange fish and peppers over onion mixture. Cover and simmer until fish flakes easily with a fork and peppers are tender, 6-9 minutes. Remove fish and vegetables and keep warm. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Spoon over fish and vegetables. Serve with lemon.

BAKED COD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Into a food processor, place the roasted red peppers*, horseradish sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Pulse until smooth.
• Pour 1/4 cup roasted red pepper sauce into a 13x9-inch baking dish, and spread to coat the bottom. Place fish in baking dish, and season with garlic pepper. Cover fish with remaining sauce. Sprinkle each fillet with crushed Cajun snack mix.
• Bake in preheated oven until the crumbs start to brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.

FRICASSEE OF COD WITH RED-PEPPER COMPOTE

Steps:

• Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan. Add the red peppers, onions, salt and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove and drain the excess oil.
• Put the mixture in a food processor or blender. Add the lemon juice and water and chop coarsely. Set aside.
• Put the pieces of fish on a flat surface and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Dip the pieces in flour, coat well on all sides and shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat in a nonstick skillet. Add the pieces of fish. Cook and brown both sides for five minutes. Add the garlic and the reserved pepper and onion mixture. Cover and cook for five more minutes. Serve very hot.

WARM FRESH SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Trim the hard bottoms from the endives and remove the leaves. Arrange eight leaves on each of six plates with the bottoms at the center and the tops forming a fan pattern. Leave room between each leaf.
• Distribute the red-leaf lettuce over each of the plates between the endive leaves. Place a clump of arugula at the center of the fan pattern.
• Cut each salmon fillet into thirds lengthwise. Then cut each strip on the bias into two-inch-long pieces.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan. Put the salmon in the pan and sprinkle with pepper. Cook briefly. Add the scallions, shallots and ginger. Saute the salmon for one minute on each side. Add the vinegar and soy sauce and then the white wine. Blend well. Remove from the heat.
• Place the salmon strips over the salad. Evenly distribute the sauce over the salmon and greens. Garnish each plate with a tablespoon of chopped dill and a teaspoon of caviar, if desired.

FISH STOCK

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large pot over high heat and bring to a boil. (If you are making one of the recipes that calls for shrimp, reserve the shells and add them to the stock for extra flavor.) Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Strain the stock and set aside until ready to use.

RED PEPPER AND CAPER COMPOTE

Steps:

• 1. Chop red peppers. Combine with other ingredients. Let stand at room temperature to let flavors meld.
• 2. Good served over fish or chicken.

PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove all tough stems from the basil. Place the basil in the container of a food processor or blender. Add the oil, pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper. Blend to a fine texture. Add the Parmesan and blend quickly. If you make it in advance, serve at room temperature.

BAKED COD IN ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Add peppers to a baking tray, skin side up, and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Bake in the Sharp Superheated Steam Countertop Oven on Broil/Grill on 485º F for 20 minutes. If baking in a conventional oven, preheat the oven on broil, and place a rack in the middle of the oven. Bake peppers for 26-28 minutes, until the tops are charred.
• Once peppers have cooled, pull the charred skin off the peppers.
• Add the peppers and the rest of the sauce ingredients to a blender. Process until a creamy smooth sauce is formed.
• Pour sauce in a baking dish.
• Drizzle cod fillets with olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cod fillets to the baking dish filled with red pepper sauce.
• Bake in the Sharp Superheated Steam Countertop Oven on Broil/Grill on 485º F for 18 minutes.
• If baking in a conventional oven, preheat oven to Broil, and bake on the middle rack for 25 minutes.