Pan Fried Cod with an Almond Crust and Romesco Sauce

Pan Fried Cod with an Almond Crust and Romesco Sauce! The Romesco sauce is made with roasted red peppers, almonds, hazelnuts, garlic, tomatoes, paprika and sherry vinegar and it originated in the Catalan region! Delicious!

Ingredients

Sauce
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 100g roasted red peppers
  • 1 tomato, halved
  • 50g almonds
  • 50g hazelnuts
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 slice bread, cubed and fried
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
For the fish
  • 75ml olive oil
  • 2 x 200g cod fillets
  • Salt
Crust
  • 1 tbsp dijon
  • 1 zest of lemon
  • Few sprigs of parsley

Method

To make the sauce, fry the tomatoes and garlic in a drizzle of olive oil and then pop in the pestle and mortar.

Fry the bread and nuts in oil for 2 minutes until just toasted then chop on a board until quite fine. Put half in a pestle and mortar with all the other sauce ingredients and pound until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Mix together the almonds, lemon zest and parsley.

Meanwhile, put half the oil into a pan and heat until hot. Add the cod and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and brush the top with mustard. Spoon the crumb on top and roast for 2 minutes in the oven.

To serve, spoon the sauce onto a plate and top with the cod.

Ingredients

Sauce
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 100g roasted red peppers
  • 1 tomato, halved
  • 50g almonds
  • 50g hazelnuts
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 slice bread, cubed and fried
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
For the fish
  • 75ml olive oil
  • 2 x 200g cod fillets
  • Salt
Crust
  • 1 tbsp dijon
  • 1 zest of lemon
  • Few sprigs of parsley

Method

To make the sauce, fry the tomatoes and garlic in a drizzle of olive oil and then pop in the pestle and mortar.

Fry the bread and nuts in oil for 2 minutes until just toasted then chop on a board until quite fine. Put half in a pestle and mortar with all the other sauce ingredients and pound until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Mix together the almonds, lemon zest and parsley.

Meanwhile, put half the oil into a pan and heat until hot. Add the cod and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and brush the top with mustard. Spoon the crumb on top and roast for 2 minutes in the oven.

To serve, spoon the sauce onto a plate and top with the cod.