New Zealand Ling Fish Recipes

PAN-SEARED AND CRUSTED LING COD

Steps:

• Dissolve 3 tablespoons salt in 8 cups of water in a bowl and brine lingcod at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain brine and rinse and dry cod; season 1 side with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut lemon in half; zest 1 half and cut the other half into wedges.
• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod; cook until fillets are golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer fillets into a baking pan; squeeze zested half of lemon over cod.
• Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, lemon pepper, and lemon zest in a bowl. Top fillets with bread crumb mixture. Cut remaining butter into pieces and dot top of fillets.
• Bake fillets in the preheated oven until bread crumb mixture is golden brown and cod flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

PAN SEARED LINGCOD

Steps:

• Dry the fish with paper towels, and season with the salt, black pepper, onion powder, and paprika.
• Place the butter and olive oil in the pan over medium heat and let the butter melt and the oil heat up.
• Place the fish down in the pan along with the thyme and garlic, and let cook for 4-5 minutes, until it develops a golden-brown crust. Don't mess with it!
• Flip the fish and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes, until the other side is browned. The middle of the fish should be 145°. Make sure the garlic doesn't scorch.
• Remove the fish from the pan, tent with foil, and set aside.
• In the same pan, add in the juice from the lemon to deglaze the pan. Spoon the remaining sauce over the fish before serving.

EASY BAKED LING COD WITH MISO-SOY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rack should be on the middle or upper third of the oven.
• If the skin is on the ling cod, score the skin side with a few slashes with a paring knife about 1/2" deep. This will allow the glaze to penetrate through the skin and keep the fish from curling when cooked.
• Mix together glaze ingredients. Rub onto fish and let marinate for 15 minutes.
• Place fish fillet on a baking sheet, lined with foil or not, and rubbed with a bit of oil or non-stick spray. Roast fish for 10-15 minutes until fish is cooked through or 145 degrees . Time will depend on the thickness of the fillet.