Cod with white beans and chorizo

Name: Cod with white beans and chorizo
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; 900 g cod fillet, skinned and cut into thick slices; 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs; 1 clove; 2 onions, peeled; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 400 g chorizo, cut into small chunks; 5 tablespoons chopped parsley; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 1 bouquet garni; 500 g haricot beans, soaked overnight and drained

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Winter Food

By Jill Norman

Published 2005

About

The idea for this dish came from cassoulet, the classic dish of beans, duck or goose confit and other meats from southwest France. It can be made with salt cod instead of fresh, but that must be soaked for several hours before being cooked.

Ingredients

500 g haricot beans, soaked overnight and drained
1 bouquet garni
2 onions, peele

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner

Method

Put the beans in a large pan with the bouquet garni, 1 onion stuck with the clove, and 2 cloves of garlic. Add 2 litres of cold water, bring to the boil, skimming the surface as necessary. Cover and simmer for about 1–1½ hours until the be