SEARED COD WITH CHOWDER SAUCE

Seared cod with chowder sauce image

This dish is inspired by chowder, a hearty American fish soup, often enriched with pork and potatoes

Provided by Emma Lewis

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

knob of butter
1 small shallot , finely chopped
50g lardons or 2 smoked streaky bacon rashers, finely sliced
100ml white wine
1 large waxy potato , cut into small chunks
100g clams
100g sweetcorn
50ml double cream
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 x 150g thick-cut cod fillets from a sustainable source
chives , finely chopped

Steps:

Melt the butter in a pan. Cook the shallot and lardons or bacon for about 5 mins until softened. Add the wine, potato and 50ml water. Cover, then cook for 10 mins, stirring often, until nearly softened. Tip in the clams, cover, then cook for 5 mins until they have opened - discard any that don't. Stir through the sweetcorn and cream, and keep warm.
Heat a non-stick frying pan until smoking. Add the oil, swirl it around, then put the fillets in, skin-side down. Season, then cook for 3-5 mins until the skin is crisp. Carefully turn over, then cook for 2 mins more until just cooked through. Spoon the creamy potato mixture into 2 shallow bowls. Place a cod fillet in each and sprinkle with chives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, Sodium 0.82 milligram of sodium