Black Cod With Roasted Sweet And Sour Onions Recipes

BLACK COD WITH ROASTED SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Using sharp knife, make three 1/4-inch-deep, 2 1/2-inch-long diagonal cuts in skin of each fish fillet. Arrange fillets in single layer, skin side up, in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour Sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil over; sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine butter and garlic in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter melts and garlic begins to brown, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard garlic clove. Add panko to butter (mixture will bubble); cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Stir in pimentón. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm while preparing fish.
• Remove fish from marinade and drain. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish fillets, skin side down, and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Turn fillets over; place skillet in oven and roast until fish is just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• Spoon Roasted Sweet-and-Sour Onions into center of 6 plates. Top each serving with 1 fish fillet. Spoon sauce over and serve.
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BAKED BLACK COD

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, make 3 1/4" deep, 2 1/2" long diagonal cuts in skin of each fish fillet. Arrange fillets in a single layer, skin side up, in a 15"x10"x2" glass baking dish. Pour sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil over fish; sprinkle with pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 6 hours, turning every so often.
• Preheat oven to 425*F. Combine butter and garlic in a heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat till butter melts and garlic begins to brown, about 12 minutes, stirring occaionally. Discard garlic cloves. Add panko to butter(mix will bubble); cook till golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice; remove from heat. Stir in smoked paprika. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm while preparing fish.
• Remove fish from marinade and drain. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt. Heat remaining 1 tbls. oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Add the fish, skin side down, and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Turn fillets over; place skillet in the oven and roast until fish is just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• If serving with Roasted Sweet and Sour Onions, spoon the onions into the center of 6 plates. Top each serving with 1 fish fillet. Spoon sauce over and serve. Enjoy!

ROASTED SWEET AND SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375*F.
• Wrap each onion securely in foil. Place the onions in a roasting pan and roast until they are very tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 1/2 hours.Cool. Trim and remove onion peels. Halve onions lengthwise, then slice thinly lengthwise. Move to a medium bowl. Add the vinegar and lemon juice and toss to blend. Let the onion mixture stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Mix 1/2 cup sherry or vermouth and currants in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Stir the currant mixture, oil, and 1 tbls. sherry or vermouth into onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. See Note. Stir in pine nuts.
• Note: this can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
• This is good served over Black Cod with Roasted Sweet and Sour Onions.

ROASTED SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Wrap each onion tightly in foil. Place onions in roasting pan and roast until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Trim and remove onion peel. Halve onions lengthwise, then slice thinly lengthwise. Transfer to medium bowl. Add vinegar and lemon juice and toss to blend. Let onion mixture stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Combine 1/2 cup vermouth and currants in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Stir currant mixture, oil, and 1 tablespoon vermouth into onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Stir in pine nuts.