The Norwegian Seafood Council have partnered with our favourite Spanish chef Jose Pizarro;who has created some delicious and healthy fish recipes specifically for Lent, on the basis that many people abstain from eating meat during the build up to Easter.fromnorway.com

Pan fried cod a la donostiarra

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bulb garlic, cloves finely sliced
  • 2 choricero dried chillies
  • 2 tsp pimenton
  • 1 tbps apple vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 x 200g chunky cod loin fillets
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley

Directions:

In a non stick sauté pan, heat the oil over a low heat and add the garlic and dried chillies. Cook gently until the garlic has just started to turn golden and smell fragrant.

Remove from the heat and pour into a bowl and add the pimenton and vinegar and some salt and pepper.

Season the cod fillets. Heat 1tbsp of oil in the pan and fry the cod for 2-3 minutes each side until golden brown and just cooked. 

Set aside to rest for a minute.

Pour any of the juices from the fish back into the pan you cooked it in and add the oil and garlic mixture.

Whisk together over a low heat then serve the fish with the spiced garlic oil drizzled over and a sprinkling of parsley.