Sautéed Cod With Grapefruit Sage Sauce Recipes

SAUTEED COD STEAKS AND TOMATOES WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small food processor blend watercress, arugula, mayonnaise, and lemon juice until leaves are chopped fine and sauce is smooth, adding 1 to 2 teaspoons water if necessary to thin sauce to consistency of thin mayonnaise. Transfer sauce to a small bowl.
• Season cod with salt and pepper. In a heavy non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté fish 3 minutes, or until crisp and golden. Turn fish over and sauté 2 minutes more. Move fish to one side of skillet and to other side add tomatoes, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté tomatoes and fish 1 minute, or until tomatoes are just wilted and fish is just cooked through and barely flakes with a fork.
• Transfer fish with a spatula to each of 2 plates and spoon tomato mixture on top. Pour some green sauce over fish and serve remaining on the side.

FISH WITH SAGE AND GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Separate and peel the garlic, and simmer in water til they are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Reserve several whole cloves, and let the rest simmer for 10 minutes more.
• Then push through a fine strainer, so you have about 1/4 cup of puree.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper and roll in flour, then saute fillets in the olive oil with the whole garlic cloves til just browned on high heat.
• Then place in oven to bake til firm.
• Meanwhile, heat the sage, broth, garlic puree and cream, and whisk until just thickened,~5 min.
• Pour the sauce over the fish a few minutes before it is done.
• Serve with a couple of spoonfuls of sauce over the fish.

SAUTéED FLUKE WITH GRAPEFRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a small saucepan, whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, harissa, ginger and garlic. Over a bowl to catch the juices, cut the grapefruit segments free from the membrane. Set the segments aside and squeeze the remaining juice from the membrane into the bowl. Whisk 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice into the olive oil mixture.
• Lightly season the fluke on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet. When the oil shimmers, add 2 fluke fillets and cook for about 1 minute. Flip and cook for 30 more seconds. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for about 2 minutes. Keep the fish warm, and repeat with the remaining canola oil and 2 fillets.
• To serve, warm the vinaigrette over medium-low heat. Just before serving the fish, add the mint, rosemary and grapefruit segments and warm for about 1 minute, or until the segments are heated through. Lay a handful of frisee on each plate, followed by a piece of fish. Top the fish and frisee with grapefruit segments and a few spoonfuls of vinaigrette.

SAUTéED COD WITH GRAPEFRUIT-SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the cod, combine flour, salt, and black pepper. Dredge cod in flour mixture. Cook cod in oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat until a thermometer inserted into the center registers 145 degrees, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer cod to a plate and tent with foil.
• For the sauce, cook shallots in same pan over medium heat until softened, 1-2 minutes.
• Add grapefruit juice, cream, and broth to pan, scraping up any brown bits. Simmer sauce until reduced by half, 8 - 10 minutes.
• Whisk in butter, 1 Tbsp at a time, stirring constantly, adding more butter when previous addition has been emulsified.
• Stir in zest and sage; season sauce with salt, white pepper, and cayenne if desired. Serve sauce with cod.