Dongbai Roast Cod with Stir-Fried Spinach & Peanuts

This meal is a nod to my time in Dongbai, China. Fish was always served as part of any meal, along with, frankly, everything – meat, shellfish, vegetables, soups, stews and dumplings. The tables groaned with food, and that’s definitely one of my favourite sights. Preparing multiple dishes is hard work, so I have stripped things back for this simple but mouth-watering version.

The combination of chilli flakes, sesame seeds and cumin seeds was my favourite discovery from this region o