Cod And Tomato Pasta Recipes

TOMATO & THYME COD

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, add 1 chopped onion, then fry for 5-8 mins until lightly browned.
• Stir in a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 1 heaped tsp light soft brown sugar, the leaves from a few sprigs of thyme and 1 tbsp soy sauce, then bring to the boil.
• Simmer 5 mins, then slip 4 cod fillets into the sauce.
• Cover and gently cook for 8-10 mins until the cod flakes easily. Serve with baked or steamed potatoes.

COD IN TOMATOES WITH WINE

Steps:

• Slice an 'X' in the bottom of each tomato. Bring a pot of water to a boil; boil tomatoes for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl of iced water for 1 minute. Peel tomatoes, starting from the 'X' side; chop.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over low heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add chile pepper and tomatoes; cook and stir until tomatoes begin reduce, 5 to 8 minutes. Pour in wine; cook over medium heat until wine reduces slightly, about 5 more minutes. Stir in salt, black pepper, basil, and parsley.
• Place cod loins into tomato mixture; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn cod and cook other side until fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 5 minutes. Add prawns; cover and cook until prawns are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

ALASKAN COD AND SHRIMP WITH FRESH TOMATO

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir the garlic in the oil until golden brown, taking care not to burn the garlic. Add the tomatoes and mix well until they release their juices. Stir in 1 teaspoon oregano.
• Place the cod and shrimp on the tomato mixture; season with salt. Cover skillet and simmer 3 minutes. Flip the cod and season again with salt and 1 tablespoon oregano; re-cover and cook another 3 minutes. Remove the cover and allow to cook until the juice evaporates slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.

COD WITH HEARTY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in a blender. Cover and process until pureed., Pat fish dry with paper towels. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add cod fillets; cook until surface of fish begins to color, 2-4 minutes on each side. Remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender, 2-4 minutes. Stir in seasonings and pureed tomatoes; bring to a boil. Add cod; return just to a boil, spooning sauce over tops. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 5-7 minutes. Serve with pasta. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

SEARED COD WITH LEMON, TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of water to the boil.
• Once boiling salt the water generously and add in the pasta. Cook as per the packet instructions. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water before you drain it.
• Whilst the water is coming to a boil start the fish.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season both sides of the cod fillets generously with salt and pepper then carefully place the cod into the hot oil and cook for 3 minutes on each side.
• Once the cod is cooked remove it from the skillet and lightly tent it with foil.
• Add the tomatoes halves to the same skillet and cook until they have softened slightly. About 1 minute.
• Add in a the broth, brown sugar, crushed garlic cloves, salt, pepper, the zest the lemon, and 1 tbsp of the lemon juice.
• Bring the sauce to a simmer and then add the drained pasta and 1/4 cup of chopped basil leaves.
• Stir well to coat the pasta adding ¼-½ cup of the reserved cooking water.
• Once the pasta is all cooked, check your seasoning, add the cod fillets back in and serve immediately.

COD IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add the sliced onion, peeled tomatoes cut into small chunks, tomato pulp, chopped garlic and the olive oil. Stir and cook on a low heat until the tomato start to break down, stirring occasionally. Add the cod cut into pieces and season with salt, pepper and white wine. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with chopped rosemary, turn off the heat and serve with boiled potatoes or white rice.

PENNE ARRABBIATA WITH FLAKED COD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the canned tomatoes, fresh tomato, salt, and red-pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Simmer the sauce until thick, about 30 minutes.
• Add the cod and 2 tablespoons of the parsley to the sauce. Bring back to a simmer and continue simmering until the fish is just done, 1 to 2 minutes. Break the fish into small pieces with a spoon.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the penne until just done, about 13 minutes. Drain. Toss with the sauce. Top the pasta with the remaining tablespoon parsley.
• Variation: To make this dish without a trip to the fish market, substitute two six-ounce cans of drained tuna for the cod. Stir it into the tomato sauce and warm for about a minute before tossing with the pasta.
• Test-Kitchen Tips: To peel the fresh tomato quickly, make double use of the pasta-cooking water. Bring a pot of water to a boil, core the tomato, and drop it into the water for fifteen seconds. Using a slotted spoon, remove the tomato from the water, peel, and chop it. Then you've got boiling water ready for the pasta.
• Wine Recommendation: The adage is white wine with fish, but the tomatoes in this sauce call for a red instead. Try a sprightly Lago di Caldero or an easier-to-find Valpolicella.

MEDITERRANEAN COD WITH TOSSED PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Place the frozen fish fillets in a shallow baking dish and cover loosely with foil. Place in preheated 425 degree oven and bake for 18 to 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil over medium-high heat, add salt to taste and stir in the penne; cook until al dente, approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Drain the pasta well, reserving 2 to 3 tablespoons cooking liquid.
• While fish and pasta cook, mix together the tomatoes, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, oregano, garlic, vinegar and olive oil; add the drained pasta to tomato mixture and toss to combine adding reserved cooking liquid if extra moisture is desired.
• Divide the pasta and place on 6 plates, top each with a cooked cod fillet and sprinkle with feta cheese and freshly ground pepper.

THE ULTIMATE SPANISH COD RECIPE WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Thinly slice 3 cloves of garlic, finely dice 1 small onion, finely dice 1/2 of a red bell pepper and 1/2 of a green bell pepper, pat down a 14 oz/400 gram fillet of cod with paper towels, cut it into 4 evenly sized pieces, then season them with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Heat a non-stick frying pan with a medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, 2 minutes after adding the oil add the fillets of cod into the pan skin side up, 2 minutes later flip the fillets, after a total cooking time of 4 minutes remove the cod fillets from the pan and transfer them into a dish and cover it with seran wrap
• Using the same pan with the same heat add the sliced garlic and diced onions into the pan and mix them with the oil, scrapping up anything that was left over from the cod, after about 1 minute add the diced bell bell peppers into the pan and cook for about 5 minutes, then season everything with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper and a generous 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika and mix everything together, then add one 14 ounce/400 gram can of tomato puree, season again with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper and a kiss of white sugar, mix it all together until well combined and lower the fire to a LOW heat
• After leaving the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes add the fillets of cod back into the pan and place a lid on top, 2 minutes later remove the lid and transfer the pan to a flat surface, serve directly from the pan, garnish with some freshly chopped parsley and a couple slices of lemon, enjoy!

COD & TOMATO TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the peppers, onions, tomatoes and olives into a large, deep baking tray and cook for 15 mins until they start to soften and char at the edges.
• Stir in the passata, butter beans and seasoning, then make 4 little areas and nestle in the cod. Return to the oven and cook for a further 15 mins until the cod is cooked through. Sprinkle over the basil and serve with crusty bread, if you like.

ROASTED TOMATO-BRAISED COD WITH ZENB ROTINI PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add anchovies and red pepper flakes; cook 30 seconds or until fragrant. Stir in ZENB Sauce and raisins; bring mixture to a simmer. Add fish; cover and cook 6-8 minutes or until done. Remove pan from heat; gently flake fish into sauce with fork.
• Meanwhile cook ZENB Pasta as directed on package; drain. Add pasta to sauce; mix gently until well combined. Sprinkle with pine nuts, basil and raisins before serving.

COD AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salty water to the boil.
• In a medium - large pan place the olive oil, caper, garlic and anchovies and cook on a medium temperature for about 5 minutes until the anchovies have dissolved.
• Add the white wine and simmer until half of it has evaporated.
• Add the tomatoes, braking them up before you place them in the pan (add half of the tomato juice too). Add the tomato paste, a pinch of oregano and chilli flakes to your taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the pasta to the salted water and cook for a minute less that stated.
• Once the tomato sauce has started to thicken add the fish and cook, it should break up into small pieces when cooked, check the seasoning and if needed add some of the pasta water to loosen it up.
• Drain the pasta (keep a tiny bit of the water incase you need to add some more to the sauce) and add to the sauce, finish the cooking in the pan, add half of the parsley and squeeze over some lemon juice.
• Plate up, sprinkle over the remaining parsley and another squees of lemon.