Garlic Butter Roast Cod
By: Lacy DeVeney
Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 11:01am

Ingredients




Garlic Butter Roast Cod
recipe adapted from myrecipes.com
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons flat leaf parsley, minced
1 large garlic clove, peeled & minced
1/2 small shallot, minced
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 - 7 oz skinless cod fillets
2 slices prosciutto, chopped & pan fried

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2 Stir together the top 7 ingredients plus the salt & pepper in a small bowl and set aside. 3 Heat canola oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Season cod with salt & pepper and cook presentation side down for 4 minutes. Carefully turn the cod fillets over and cook for an additional 1 minute. 4 Spoon 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture on top of each fillet then transfer the skillet to the oven. Cook for 2 minutes or until cod is cooked through and opaque in the center. 5 Add any remaining butter to pan, and let melt, stirring with the juices in pan. Spoon over fish, sprinkle with prosciutto (if desired) and serve immediately.

About

A delicious, delicate roast cod, pan seared then finished off in the oven after being topped with garlic butter.