ROAST COD WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Roast Cod With Black Bean Sauce image

Provided by Dena Kleiman

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 shallots, chopped fine
1 1/2 cloves garlic, mashed
1 tablespoon (heaping) Chinese fermented black beans
1 cup sake
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
8 tablespoons butter
Freshly ground white pepper to taste
1 1/2 pounds cod fillets, cut into 4 portions
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup dry white wine or 1/4 cup water mixed with 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Prepare the sauce. In a saucepan warm the oil over medium heat. Add shallots, garlic and black beans and saute until shallots soften, about 3 minutes. Add sake, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Cook until sauce reduces by a third, then remove from heat and whisk in butter. Season with pepper.
To prepare the fish, season it with salt and pepper, and place in a small baking pan. Top with butter and pour wine over. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake 6 minutes more, or until cod flakes easily.
Reheat sauce until hot. Serve cod over couscous, top with sauce and garnish with fried onions and chives.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 507, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Sodium 749 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 1 gram