Fresh Cod Confit With Vegetables Recipes

FRESH COD CONFIT WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add a pinch of salt and the shallots. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the oil and garlic. Cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes. Remove garlic; set aside to cool. When the garlic is cool enough to handle, peel, discarding skins. Transfer garlic to a mortar. Using a pestle, mash to a paste. Add milk, and combine. Season with salt; set aside.
• To the garlic oil, add the mushroom stems, and lemon zest; cook for 10 minutes. Add reserved bones and skin, cook, over low heat, for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean saucepan; discard solids.
• Season the cod with salt, and add to the oil. Cook, over very low heat, until just opaque, 9 to 12 minutes. Carefully, transfer cod to a heatproof bowl. Add about 1/2 cup of the cooking oil, rotate bowl for about 15 seconds to emulsify oil; set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add reserved shallots, asparagus, and mushroom caps. Cook until just heated through. Season with salt.
• Evenly divide garlic puree between 4 shallow bowls. Top each with a cod fillet. Drizzle with a little of the emulsified oil. Garnish with vegetables, and a few chives; serve immediately.

SALT COD IN TOMATO GARLIC CONFIT

Steps:

• Soak and poach cod:
• Cover cod with 2 inches of cold water in a large bowl and soak, chilled, changing water 3 times a day, up to 3 days (see cooks' note, below).
• Drain cod and transfer to a 3-quart saucepan, then add 6 cups water. Bring just to a simmer and remove from heat. (Cod will just begin to flake; do not boil or it will become tough.) Gently transfer cod with a slotted spatula to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Cover with a dampened paper towel and chill while making confit.
• Make confit and cook fish:
• Cook garlic in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat, turning occasionally, until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Add tomatoes and sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes break down into a very thick sauce and oil separates, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Mash garlic cloves into sauce and add salt and pepper to taste. Spread sauce in a 3-quart gratin dish or other flameproof shallow baking dish and arrange fish over sauce.
• Preheat broiler.
• Whisk together mayonnaise, crème fraîche, and water and spread over each piece of fish. Broil fish 5 to 6 inches from heat just until mayonnaise mixture is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.

HALIBUT CONFIT WITH LEEKS, CORIANDER, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Coarsely grind 1 tablespoon coriander seeds in a spice mill or with a mortar and pestle. (Alternatively, you can coarsely chop with a knife.)
• Toss leeks, cilantro sprigs, oil, half of lemon slices, and 2 teaspoons ground coriander in a large roasting pan; season with salt. Roast, tossing occasionally, until leeks are tender and starting to brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove roasting pan from oven and carefully pour infused oil into a large heatproof measuring cup.
• Reduce oven temperature to 275°F. Season halibut with salt and arrange over leeks in roasting pan. Top with remaining lemon slices and ground coriander and pour infused oil over fish. Roast until halibut is just cooked through and starting to flake, 30-35 minutes.
• Cut halibut into large pieces and serve with leeks and lemon topped with chopped coriander seeds and cilantro leaves.
• Do ahead: Halibut can be roasted 1 hour ahead. Let cool and cover.