Cornish Cod on Toast with Leeks, Cockles and Laverbread

This Cornish Cod on Toast with Leeks, Cockles and Laverbread recipe from Sally Abé is a new take on classic cockles and laverbread inspired by her Grandma. It has brilliant flavours including leeks, bacon and cockles. Delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2 x 150g cod steaks
  • ¼ sourdough loaf, sliced into 2mm slices
  • 1 leek, sliced into rounds
  • 2 slices streaky bacon, diced
  • 50g butter
  • 100g laverbread
  • 100ml double cream
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 kilo cockles
  • 200ml white wine

Method

Cook the cockles in a hot pan with the white wine and strain. Remove the cockles from the shells. Reserve the cooking liquor.

Sweat down the bacon and add the leeks, cook until softened, season with salt and pepper. Once softened add the cockle cooking liquor followed by the cream and reduce down, stir through the laverbread.

Arrange the sliced sourdough onto a piece of parchment and place the cod on top, trim to the size of the piece of the fish. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and place the cod in the pan, fry gently until coloured then transfer to the oven for 4-5 minutes until cooked.

To plate, stir the cockles through the laverbread mix and spoon onto the plate, place the cod on top, enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 x 150g cod steaks
  • ¼ sourdough loaf, sliced into 2mm slices
  • 1 leek, sliced into rounds
  • 2 slices streaky bacon, diced
  • 50g butter
  • 100g laverbread
  • 100ml double cream
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 kilo cockles
  • 200ml white wine

Method

Cook the cockles in a hot pan with the white wine and strain. Remove the cockles from the shells. Reserve the cooking liquor.

Sweat down the bacon and add the leeks, cook until softened, season with salt and pepper. Once softened add the cockle cooking liquor followed by the cream and reduce down, stir through the laverbread.

Arrange the sliced sourdough onto a piece of parchment and place the cod on top, trim to the size of the piece of the fish. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and place the cod in the pan, fry gently until coloured then transfer to the oven for 4-5 minutes until cooked.

To plate, stir the cockles through the laverbread mix and spoon onto the plate, place the cod on top, enjoy!