Pistachio Cod In A White Wine Butter Sauce Recipes

PISTACHIO CRUSTED BLACK COD FILLETS IN A SICILIAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Plump sultanas in 1/2 cup of white wine.
• Dip fish fillets in egg white, then coat with nuts and refrigerate while preparing the sauce.
• Begin preparing the sauce by heating olive oil in a large skillet. Add diced onion and fennel and saute until softened and onions have begun to caramelize just slightly. Then add mushrooms, garlic paste, and thyme. Salt lightly to draw out the juices and add pepper to taste. Once mushrooms have cooked down, add remainder of wine, orange juice, orange zest, olives, capers, pine nuts and sultanas including the wine in which they had been soaking. Continue to simmer to allow all the flavors to marry.
• In another skillet, heat about 1 inch of oil until hot enough for frying and gently slide in the fillets. Cook a few minutes on one side, then gently turn and cook a few minutes more. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
• For plating, spoon a generous amount of sauce onto a plate and top with the fillet.

FISH WITH PISTACHIO BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Dredge fillets in flour. Saute fillets in oil and 1 tablespoon melted butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove fillets from skillets, and place on a serving platter; keep warm.
• 2. Add green onions, vermouth, and chicken broth to skillet. Cook over high heat until the liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Reduce heat to low; add 1/4 cup butter, adn stir until butter melts. Stir in chopped pistachios. Spoon sauce over fish. Garnish, if desired.

WHITE WINE POACHED COD

Steps:

• Saute the garlic in the olive oil until it starts to turn light tan in color.
• Add the white wine and bring to a boil.
• Salt and pepper the fish to taste.
• Carefully slide the fish in the pan of boiling wine skin side down, when it appears as though it is starting to flake, gently flip it to cook the other side. If you prefer you can double the wine and poach the fish without flipping, providing the fish is covered with enough wine.
• When the fish is cooked remove and add the lemon and capers.
• Reduce the wine and add the butter, top the fish with the sauce and enjoy!