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Cod with tomatoes, olives and chorizo
Light, tasty and immensly good. Ingredients
- 500g cod, fresh or frozen fillets
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbs olive oil
- Mashed potatoes:
- 300 g potatoes
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 tbs fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- Sauce:
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 100g fresh red pepper, trimmed, cut into small strips
- 100g chorizo or a semi-smoked sausage, cubed
- 50g pitted black olives, halved
- 240g whole plum tomatoes, canned
- Fresh parsley leaves, chopped
Directions
- If frozen, thaw completely the cod fillets, and dry them with paper towels. season with salt and set aside.
- Peel and quarter the potatoes, and cook in lightly salted water until tender.
- Meanwhile, fry the pepper in olive oil for 3-4 minutes.
- Add cubed sausage, sauté for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the whole plum tomatoes, halve them with a flat end of a wooden spoon.
- Stir in olives and parsley, cook the sauce gently for 2 minutes. Set aside.
- Drain the potatoes and season with parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. Use a hand masher to mix and mash. Leave in a warm place.
- Place the cod fillets into a hot oiled non-stick pan and cook over a high heat for 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Serve with mashed potatoes and sauce.
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