On My Table: Simple Black Cod, Gnocchi & Caesar Salad
January 14, 2012 / On My Table
One of my favorite fishes, is black cod. If prepared well, it is a little bit of heaven. Like with most fish, I feel that less is more. Some salt and pepper is usually enough, let the fish speak for itself. Here is my favorite way to cook fresh black cod.
Ingredients
-fresh black cod
-salt & pepper to taste
-1 tablespoon olive oil & 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
-green onions for garnish
I have this fantastic frying pan with a glass lid, that I use for cooking fish. What I like about this particular pan, is that I can sear the skin of the fish till it is nice and crispy, but keep the lid on to steam the meat of the fish.
First, season the fish with salt and pepper. Then heat oils in pan. (Olive oil is good for taste, but grape seed oil burns at a higher temperature, so it is better for frying.) Once oil is hot, place fish skin side down in pan and cover with lid. Remove from heat once cooked through, about 10 minutes.
This particular day, I paired the fish with butter & sage gnocchi and a caesar salad, you can get the recipe for the salad here.
As for the gnocchi, this one is pretty simple too….
Ingredients
-package of gnocchi
-2 tablespoons of butter
-2 tablespoons of sage, chopped into strips
-save a tablespoon of pasta water
-salt & pepper to taste
Cook gnocchi according to package instructions. When the gnocchi is almost cooked, heat butter in pan, until browned. Then add sage to pan, and cook till strips get a little crispy. Add drained gnocchi to pan plus a tablepoon of pasta water. Lightly saute gnocchi till combined with butter and sage. Salt and pepper to taste. And that’s it, just serve and eat.
