Roasted Cod With Sauteed Chickpeas Spinach Bacon Recipes

SIMPLE COD WITH SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the cod with ground black pepper {or seasoning of your choice} and place it in the skillet. Sear the first side and flip over. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Clean out the skillet and add olive oil. When oil is heated, add the garlic. Cook for one minute, stirring to keep it from burning.
• Add a handful of spinach and toss to combine. Saute and stir until spinach is wilted.
• Add another handful of spinach, wilt, and continue until all of the spinach is wilted. Squeeze one wedge of lemon over the spinach and toss to combine. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.
• Divide the spinach between two plates, using a slotted spoon to drain off excess moisture. Top with the cod and season with black pepper and lemon strips and serve.

ROAST COD WITH CHICKPEAS, SMOKED PAPRIKA AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In medium size pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and add the garlic and onion and fry gently until soft and translucent. Add the paprika and bay leaf, lower the heat and cook for about 30 seconds, be careful not to burn the paprika. Add the tinned chickpeas and cook for a couple of minutes to ensure they are well coated with the spice mix. Add the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes on a low heat. Finally add the spinach and parsley and stir gently until the spinach is wilted, season with salt and keep warm.
• Pre-heat your oven to 200℃/400°F/Gas Mark 6. In a large non-stick frying pan, heat one tablespoon of the oil over a medium heat. When the oil is hot, place the cod fillets into the pan, skin-side down, and fry until the skin is crisp and golden-brown, it takes about 3 to 4 minutes. Season the flesh side with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Carefully turn the fillets over and continue to fry for about 2 minutes, add the butter at this point. Transfer the cod fillets into your oven and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until just cooked through. The cod is cooked through when the flesh is opaque.
• To serve, gently heat the chickpea and spinach stew and spoon into four large bowls, place one piece of roast cod on top of each serving, garnish with the hard-boiled eggs quarters and drizzle with some good quality extra virgin olive oil.

SPINACH AND CHICK PEAS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Bring a 3-quart pot three fourths full of water to a boil. Add bacon and cook 2 minutes. Drain bacon and rinse in cold water. Pat dry and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until browned. Leaving bacon in skillet, spoon off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Add 2 tablespoons oil, chickpeas, and red pepper flakes to skillet and saut) over high heat, stirring occasionally, until chickpeas begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in spinach and garlic and sauté, stirring, until spinach is wilted. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil.

BACON WRAPPED COD WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Cut fish into 4 pieces and season with salt and pepper.
• On a work surface, arrange 3 slices bacon so they overlap slightly. Place a piece of fish at one short end and tightly wrap with bacon, cutting off any excess bacon. Repeat with remaining fish and bacon.
• Whisk together mustard, honey, vinegar, and grapefruit juice; season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in oil.
• Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
• Place fish, seam side down, in pan and cook until bacon is brown on all sides, about 9 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Toss lettuce with dressing and grapefruit and serve with fish.

PAN ROASTED COD WITH LINGUICA-CHICKPEA BROTH

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until soft. Add wine and cook until almost reduced. Add saffron and stock and bring to a boil. Add the beans, chickpeas, sausage, and mussels, cover the pot and cook until the mussels have opened. Add the butter, lemon juice, parsley, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Season cod on both sides with salt and pepper. Sear, skin-side down until golden brown. Turn the fish over and continue cooking until just cooked through. Place cod in shallow bowls and ladle linguica-chickpea broth, over and around. Make sure each plate has 6 mussels. Garnish with more parsley.

BRAISED COD WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• If canned chickpeas are used, rinse and drain them. Combine the cooked or canned chickpeas in a saucepan with the garlic, peppers or flakes, 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, and 1/4 cup of water. Bring the liquid to a simmer, cover the pot, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove and discard the whole peppers, if you used them. Add the cumin to the chickpeas and spread half the mixture in the bottom of a 9-inch-square baking dish. Place the fish on top, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and finish with the remaining chickpeas. Drizzle the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil over the top. Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until the fish is just flaky but not falling apart; check after 20 minutes.
• Serve the fish hot or warm, garnished with cilantro or parsley and lemon wedges.

SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces and cook in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until browned; leave bacon in skillet and spoon off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
• Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, chickpeas, and red pepper flakes; saute over high heat, stirring occasionally, until chickpeas begin to brown (3-4 minutes).
• Stir in spinach and garlic and saute', stirring, until spinach is wilted.
• Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil.

ROASTED COD WITH SAUTEED CHICKPEAS, SPINACH & BACON

Steps:

• Arrange a rack at center position and preheat oven to 450. Oil a baking dish that will hold the fillets comfortably in a single layer; add fillets. Drizzle cod with 4T olive oil and 2T lemon juice. Salt and pepper generously. Roast until flesh is opaque and flakes easily when pierced with a sharp knife, 9-12 minutes. (Be alert as to thickness of fillets as cooking time will vary.) While cod is roasting, prepare sauteed vegetables. Fry bacon in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat until golden and crisp, about 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towels. Discard drippings in pan. Add 2T olive oil to pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Add the chickpeas and cook, stirring until heated through, 2 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and stir in the bacon and 2T lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, sprinkle cod fillets with parsley, and if desired, garnish with lemon peel. Serve with the sauteed vegetables.