Recipe: Portuguese golden cod fillet with broccoli, green peas and creamy polenta

Recipe: Portuguese golden cod fillet with broccoli, green peas and creamy polenta

Staple to Portugal, this is one of the 365 forms in which the cod is made...

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Cuisine:Portuguese
Cook time:40m
Prep time:20m
Servings:2

Ingredients

250 gms cornstarch or wheat flour

2 eggs

40 gms of cod fillet

1 tsp pepper powder

2 cherry tomatoes

20 gms broccoli

3 cloved of garlic, chopped

50 gms green peas

1 tsp lemon (juice)

1 sprig coriander leaves

200 ml oil

Salt to taste

Method

1. Cut the cod into a 10cm fillet and place it in a container.

2. Add the chopped garlic, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Mix well together and set aside in the fridge for 15 minutes.

3. Add the cornstarch gradually until you reach a thick batter. Coat the cod fish with the batter and keep it aside.

4. Heat oil in a pan and shallow-fry the cod fish fillet till it turns golden-brown in color.

Note: Once ready, let it stand in a container with kitchen paper.

5. Garnish with peas, brocolli and cherry tomatoes. Serve it warm.

Note: You can replace cod fillet with another protein. (chicken, steak, turkey, shrimp, etc.)

Saul Andrade
Saul Andrade
Saul Andrade
Executive Chef at The Cove Rotana in Ras Al Khaimah.

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