Spanish Cod
Ingredients
¼ cup chicken broth, fish broth, or water, hot
½ teaspoon saffron threads
3 tablespoon olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 shallots, finely diced or ¼ cup white or sweet onion
2 cups grape tomatoes, cut in half
1 cup canned white beans, drained and rinsed
Salt and pepper
1 handful baby spinach leaves
4 cod filets patted dry (1lb/454g)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon Smoked paprika
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat broth or water and add saffron strands. Let steep while preparing the other ingredients.
- Pour 2 tbsp. olive oil into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Add garlic, shallots, grape tomatoes, spinach, and beans. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir well to combine. Add saffron broth and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together ½ tsp. Smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Pat cod filets dry with paper towel. Drizzle with 1 tbsp. olive oil and sprinkle with smoked paprika mixture.
- Remove tomatoes from oven. Stir and nestle the cod filets into the vegetable mixture. Return to the oven and bake for another 12 to 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.
Notes
- recipe adapted from My Pocket Kitchen