Archive for August 25, 2008

Food Monday ~ Italian Cooked Cod

Italian Cooked Cod

Serves 4 preheat oven to 190ºC

4 Cod fillets*

2×15 ml sp Olive Oil

1 med Onion chopped

2 cloves Garlic crushed

14oz can Tomatoes chopped

5oz Mushrooms sliced

1×15ml sp freshly chopped Basil

Juice of half a lemon

8 Black Olives

Salt & Black Pepper

Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until soft. Add the garlic, tomatoes and season with salt & black pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the mushrooms and simmer for a further 10 minutes until the sauce thickens and then stir in the basil. Place the fish in an ovenproof dish, season & sprinkle with a little lemon juice. Spoon the sauce over the fish and place in the centre of a preheated oven for 25 minutes.

Serve with boiled potatoes and a green salad.

* Any white fish will do if cod is not available.

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