Cod loin with saffron
A thick, deboned loin of fish (cod in this case), pan-fried and served with a reduced white-wine and cream sauce, flavoured with shallot and saffron.
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Last modified on: December 17th 2014
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
½ shallot - 2
2 fillets fish - 3
1 tablespoon flour - 4
15 g butter - 5
2 tablespoons olive oil - 6
1 glass dry white wine - 7
100 ml liquid cream - 8
¼ teaspoon saffron - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 582 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Should be eaten as soon as it is ready.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 16 min. | 31 min. | 47 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Clean and trim the fish. I recommend using thick cuts of white fish for this; loin of cod is ideal.
Pepper and salt on both sides.
Pepper and salt on both sides.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Sprinkle both sides with flour.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Stage 5
As always when cooking fish, remember the thermometer is your friend: the fish will be cooked when the centre of the thickest part reaches 140°F (60°C).
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Transfer the fish to a hot plate and cover with aluminium foil.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Now make the sauce: using the same frying pan, without cleaning it, add the chopped shallot.
If the pan is too dry, add another tablespoonful of olive oil.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
If the pan is too dry, add another tablespoonful of olive oil.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Then pour in 1 glass dry white wine and deglaze the bottom of the pan thoroughly.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Leave to reduce by 2/3...
Stage 10 - 1 min.
...then pour in 100 ml liquid cream...
Stage 11 - 10 min.
Stage 12
Serve immediately, with the sauce poured over each fish portion.
To accompany, you can serve rice and peas or thaï rice with small vegetables, for example.
To accompany, you can serve rice and peas or thaï rice with small vegetables, for example.
Remarks
Do adapt the quantity of saffron to suit your own taste.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 20.62 €
- Per person : 10.31 €
And to drink?: A really dry and fruity white wine, like a Reuilly, or simply the one you have used for the sauce.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Vegetable rosette tart, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pavlova, Dublin fruit scones, Little caramelized peach tarts, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Rum babas, ... All |
| Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nicholas's fish, Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, Fish in a seed crust, "Land and sea" kebabs, Rosemary steamed fish, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Home-made doner kebab, Leek and tuna loaf, Prawn salad with a crunch, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All |
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