Cod Poached in a Tarragon Broth

Name: Cod Poached in a Tarragon Broth
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced into rings; 2 carrots, thinly sliced; 1 sprig of thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 small leek, thinly sliced; 2 sticks of celery, thinly sliced; 150 ml (5 fl oz) orange juice; salt and pepper; a few black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon; a generous squeeze of lemon; 4 × 175 g (6 oz) cod fillets, skinned

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes

Published 2005

About

The tarragon broth in this recipe is similar to a court bouillon, an aromatic vegetable stock used for cooking fish. Here the cod and vegetables are cooked together in the broth to create the complete dish.

Ingredients

2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion, sliced into rings
2 sticks of celery, thinly slic

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Pescatarian
England
Gluten-free

Method

Put the vegetables, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and a pinch of salt into a saucepan with enough space to hold the cod fillets. Cover with 300 ml (10 fl oz) water and allow to simmer for