Cape Cod Baked Cod

Name: Cape Cod Baked Cod
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg (1 lb) cod fillets, skinned; 1 teaspoon salt; 750 g (1½ lb) firm courgettes; 1 clove of garlic, chopped very finely; 1 medium-size onion, chopped very finely; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 15 g (½ oz) butter, plus extra for greasing; 15 g (½ oz) freshly grated parmesan cheese; salt and pepper; 2 tomatoes, skinned de-seeded and cut into strips; 25 g (1 oz) fresh breadcrumbs

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

American Baking

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1986

About

This is a great way to serve cod in which courgettes are transformed into a seaweed nest for the fish. It makes a spectacular-looking and great-tasting dish.

Ingredients

750 g (1½ lb) firm courgettes
1 teaspoon salt

Americas
United States
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat the oven. Wash and dry the courgettes and trim off both ends. Grate the courgettes into a bowl and toss them with the salt. Leave for 10 minutes. Using a large frying pan, sauté the onion and garlic in the oil, stirring until they are softened but not allowing them to colour. Squeeze the liquid from the courgettes by handfuls and then add the courgettes to the pan. Discard the liquid. S