Golden Cod

Name: Golden Cod
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: 3 onions, finely chopped; 1 1-in. (2-cm.) thick slice of cod for each person; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 1 carrot; 2–3 oz. (60–90 g.) fine ground oatmeal; mixed herbs, finely chopped; 1 large parsnip, finely chopped; 1½ pints (9 dl.) court-bouillon; 2 oz. (60 g.) butter; saffron

Preparation info

For
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cookery of England

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1975

About

Equally suitable for hake or large haddock.

This is an early recipe for ling, ‘yellow as a gold noble’, adapted to use today with cod. It is unusual and very good indeed.

Ingredients

1 1-in. (2-cm.) thick slice of cod for each person
3 onions, finely chopped

Europe
United Kingdom
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian
England

Method

First prepare the court-bouillon from the trimmings of the cod, an onion, the carrot, some herbs, and a good pinch of saffron, using about 1½ pints of water:

Rub each slice of fish well with