Best Curried Cod Recipes

CURRIED COD

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, lidded frying pan. Cook the onion over a high heat for a few mins, then stir in the curry powder, ginger and garlic. Cook for another 1-2 mins until fragrant, then stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas and some seasoning.
• Cook for 8-10 mins until thickened slightly, then top with the cod. Cover and cook for another 5-10 mins until the fish is cooked through. Scatter over the lemon zest and coriander, then serve with the lemon wedges to squeeze over.

CURRIED CORN WITH COD & PRAWNS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cook the corn cobs in a pan of lightly salted boiling water for 10 mins. Drain and leave to cool slightly. Stand the cobs upright on a board and slice the kernels off using a sharp knife in a downward motion along the length of the cob.
• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the onion with a pinch of salt for 10 mins until golden and caramelised. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, ground coriander, chilli and turmeric, and cook for 2 mins more. Tip in the coconut milk and tomatoes, then bring to a simmer. Arrange the cod fillets in a large roasting tin or casserole, then pour the spiced coconut and tomato mixture around the fish. Add the corn and prawns, and bake for 18-20 mins. Scatter with with fresh coriander and chillies and serve with rice and lime wedges on the side for squeezing over.

CURRIED CREAMED COD WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Put unpeeled potatoes in saucepan and add cold water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer about 20 minutes or until tender. Do not overcook.
• Meanwhile, cut cod into 4 portions of about same size. Put pieces in one layer in skillet large enough to accommodate them comfortably. Add water and milk to cover fish.
• Add bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns, parsley and salt. Bring to boil and let simmer about 1 minute, no longer. Turn off heat, cover and let stand until ready to use.
• In saucepan combine butter, curry powder and flour. Stir until butter is melted and blended with curry powder and flour. Add scallions and cook, stirring, about 1 minute.
• Scoop out 1 cup of liquid in which fish was cooked and add to curry mixture, stirring rapidly with wire whisk until blended and smooth. Let simmer, stirring, about 5 minutes or until thickened.
• Add cream and stir to blend. Cook briefly.
• Drain potatoes and peel as soon as they are cool enough to handle. Slice. There should be about 4 cups.
• Drain fish and push pieces to one side, covering half skillet Arrange potatoes over remaining half of skillet. Pour curry sauce on evenly and serve.

CURRIED COD WITH GEEL RYS (YELLOW RICE WITH RAISINS)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic and cook until the vegetables are softened; a little browning is okay. Add the curry powder, turmeric, and bay leaves and stir until the vegetables become pasty and coated with the spices. Add the stock and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer the curry broth for 1 hour.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Sear the cod pieces until one side is crispy. Pour 2 cups of the curry broth into the pan, reduce the heat, and simmer until the fish is cooked through.
• Measure the remaining curry broth in a liquid measure and add enough water to come to 3 cups. Pour the liquid into a saucepan and add the rice and raisins. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
• To serve, make a bed of rice in a soup plate, set a piece of fish on top, and spoon in some of the broth.

ROAST COD WITH CURRIED CAULIFLOWER PURéE & ONION BHAJI

Steps:

• To make the dressing, fry the onion in a small, non-stick pan with a splash of oil for 5 mins. Transfer to a bowl and add the rest of the dressing ingredients with a pinch of salt, and leave to macerate for 2 hrs.
• To make the bhaji, whisk the flour, egg and milk into a light batter. Add the onion, chilli and coriander with a pinch of salt and set aside for 30 mins.
• For the purée, melt the butter over a medium heat in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion, a generous pinch of salt and fry for 5 mins until soft and translucent. Add the curry powder and cook for another 5 mins, then stir in the cauliflower and cook for a few mins more. Pour in the cream, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down. Cover with a lid and cook gently for 25-30 mins. Transfer to a blender and blend to a smooth purée. Check the seasoning.
• Half an hour before you want to serve, heat oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3. To fry the bhaji, heat enough oil to half-fill a large pan to 160C. Using a slotted metal spoon, lift the onion mix from the batter and let the excess liquid drain away. Lower into the oil and fry until the slices are crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper, then spread out on a baking tray and keep warm in the oven while you prepare the other elements.
• Wilt the spinach in a splash of olive oil, seasoning as you do so, and warm your purée through. Keep both on a low heat while you cook the cod.
• Put a non-stick ovenproof pan over a high heat. Season the top of the cod with salt. Add a splash of oil to the pan and put the seasoned side of the cod into the oil. Fry until golden brown, turn down the heat, turn the fish over and roast in the oven for 2-3 mins until just cooked.
• To serve, spoon some purée onto four heated plates. Put the spinach alongside and top with a piece of cod. Spoon a generous amount of the dressing onto the cod and garnish the fish with a bhaji.

CURRIED BEAN & COCONUT COD

Steps:

• Boil the rice following pack instructions. Meanwhile, tip the sweetcorn into a bowl with the ginger and garlic, and blitz with a hand blender until smooth and creamy.
• Put the mustard seeds in a large pan and warm briefly over a low heat until they start to pop. Tip in the garam masala and sweetcorn mixture, and mix with 350ml boiling water, the bouillon, chilli (if using) and cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat to medium. Add the beans and tomatoes, then cover the pan and cook for 6 mins.
• Add the spinach and stir until beginning to wilt, then top with the fish, spoon over some sauce or gently push it under, then cover and cook 5-8 mins more until the fish is just cooked.
• Carefully lift the fish from the pan and stir the coconut yogurt and coriander into the curry. Serve with the rice and extra coriander scattered over.

FRESH COD WITH CURRIED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in large pot. Cover and simmer 50 minutes. Strain mixture; discard solids. Return liquid to same pot; boil uncovered until reduced to 3 1/2 cups, about 50 minutes. Reserve 1 cup reduced clam stock for potatoes. Boil remainder until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes; set aside for sauce. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 35 minutes. Drain. Return potatoes to same pot. Add 4 tablespoons butter, curry powder and reserved 1 cup clam stock and mash until potatoes are almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm. Sprinkle fish with salt; lightly sprinkle fish with sugar and cayenne pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and cook until just opaque in center, about 5 minutes per side. Bring 3/4 cup reduced clam stock to boil in saucepan. Mix 5 tablespoons butter with flour; whisk into stock. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, 1 minute. Stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Serve fish with potatoes and sauce.

CURRIED BUTTER-BAKED COD WITH CAULIFLOWER & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Toss the cauliflower in a large, shallow roasting tin with the cumin seeds, turmeric, some seasoning and half the oil until the cauliflower is coated and bright yellow. Roast for 15 mins, tossing a few times, until starting to char.
• Meanwhile, peel the garlic, then put in a small food processor with the ginger, half the red chilli, the curry powder and some seasoning. Blitz to a paste. Stir the chickpeas, half the spice paste and most of the remaining oil through the cauliflower. Roast for 20 mins more, stirring once or twice.
• While the cauliflower and chickpeas are roasting, mix the softened butter with the rest of the spice paste, and spread half all over the fish. When the cauliflower and chickpeas are ready, remove the pan from the oven and make four gaps in the mixture. Nestle the fish in the gaps, and dot all but 1 tbsp of the remaining spiced butter over the veg. Roast for 10-15 mins more.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large pan over a high heat until very hot, then cook the spinach for 3-4 mins until wilted. Add the reserved 1 tbsp spiced butter and continue to cook for 1-2 mins more. Set aside until the fish is just cooked through, then sprinkle the coriander, garam masala and remaining red chilli over the traybake. Serve the traybake in the middle of the table with the spinach in a bowl alongside for everyone to help themselves.