Cod with smoked langoustine tails
Method
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For the sauce,over a low heat fry the onion in a dash of oil for 20 minutes. Add the pepper and garlic and cook a further five minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 15 minutes.
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For the cod, rub the fish with oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a heavy-based frying pan and fry the fillets for four minutes on each side. Towards the end of cooking add the butter to the pan and baste the fish.
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To finish the sauce, add the langoustine tails and tarragon to the pan and cook for another five minutes.
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Spoon the sauce into bowls and serve the cod on top.
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 150ml/5fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 16 tomatoes, chopped
- 24 smoked langoustine tails
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
For the cod
- 4 x 175g/6oz cod fillets
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 75g/2½oz unsalted butter
Shopping List
Cod with smoked langoustine tails
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