Pan Fried Cod With Bacon Fennel Bbq Sauce Recipes

PAN-FRIED FENNEL

Steps:

• Chop fennel greens and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Lay some fennel slices in a single layer in the pan; cook until nicely browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and lemon pepper. Remove from pan. Add another tablespoon oil and layer in the next batch of fennel slices and cook the same way. Repeat with remaining oil and fennel. Serve sprinkled with fennel greens.

PAN-SEARED COD WITH CREAMY FENNEL RAGOûT

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 10- to 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil to fat in skillet, then cook fennel with salt and pepper over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add broth, cream, tomatoes, and garlic to fennel and cook, partially covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until fennel is tender and cream is slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
• While fennel cooks, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Season fillets with salt and pepper, then sauté 4 minutes. Turn over and sauté until just cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
• Stir mustard and bacon into fennel ragout and season with salt and pepper. Serve cod over fennel ragout.

PAN-FRIED COD WITH LEMON BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Sprinkle fish with salt, pepper & paprika. Coat fish in flour on a shallow dish, shake off excess flour.
• When oil heats add fillets and saute 3 mins both sides.
• Remove fillets from pan and pour broth, lemon juice, and chopped fresh basil into the hot pan. Bring to a boil and whisk in 4 tablespoons of butter for 1 to 2 minutes, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes till sauce reduces by half. Basil will turn the color of steamed spinach, it is okay, you will taste the sweet basil accent in the sauce.
• Serve sauce over fillets.

PAN FRIED COD WITH MEDITERRANEAN FLAVORS

Steps:

• Rub the Cod with Olive Oil, salt and pepper.
• Place skin side down in hot saute pan.
• Cook 3 minutes on skin side.
• Turn and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Place on plate in warm oven to rest few minutes.
• While the Cod is resting, pour olive oil in pan.
• Add rest of ingredirnts and gently warm, do not sizzle or fry ingredients, just warm through to blend flavors.
• Serve over the Cod.

COD WITH BACON & BALSAMIC TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels., Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Add fillets to bacon drippings; cook over medium-high heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., Add tomatoes to skillet; cook and stir until tomatoes are softened, 2-4 minutes. Stir in vinegar; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes longer. Serve cod with tomato mixture and bacon.

PAN-FRIED COD WITH BACON-FENNEL BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Make up a batch of sauce. Fry the bacon over medium-high heat just til crisp and brown. Pull it out of the pan, drain it on paper towels, crumble, and set aside.
• Pour off all but 3 to 4 tablespoons of the bacon fat in the pan. Dump in the onions and fennel, seasoning with a pinch of salt and pepper. Sizzle over medium heat til brown and caramelized. Stir in the Mutha Sauce and lemon juice. Keep warm.
• Toss the flour, Creole Seasoning, and a pinch of salt together. Dredge the fish in the mixture til the pieces are well coated.
• Swirl the oil into a heavy skillet and heat it til hot but not smoking. Knock the excess flour off the fish pieces, and slip them into the skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, til lightly browned. Flip the pieces over and cook another 2 to 3 minutes, til cooked through. With a slotted spatula, transfer the fish to a platter.
• Top each portion with a spoonful of sauce, some bacon crumbles, and some sliced scallions. Serve it right away.