Cod is a very popular fish in cooking. Many different dishes are prepared from it, starting from simple ones such as cod in batter and ending with such complex ones as stuffed fish.
Cod - sea fish, with white, surprisingly juicy and tasty meat. There are several types of it: the White Sea, Pacific, Atlantic or ice (at the place of habitat). There is no special difference between them, except for sizes. At the same time, all types of cod contain many vitamins. It is rich in proteins, as well as phosphorus, sodium, sulfur, potassium, magnesium, which is useful for brain activity and blood formation organs. In addition, cod is easily absorbed and normalizes the gastrointestinal tract.
Cod in batter is prepared simply and quickly enough, this recipe will appeal to even those who do not have a great culinary experience.
What do we need to get a delicious dish? Tasty cod in batter will become if you cook the following set of ingredients: a pound of cod fillet, one egg, a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil, half a lemon, two tablespoons of flour, pepper and salt.
First we clean the cod from the scales, wash it thoroughly, cut into equal slices of fillet. To avoid troubles while eating, you must very carefully choose the meat from the bone. Then salt and sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon. Let the fish lie down for now, and we set about making batter.
Preparing a batter for fish is quite simple. We break the egg in a bowl, add a couple of pinches of salt and black pepper to it. First you need to beat the egg with spices, then gradually add flour, and stir the dough. By consistency, it should look like a pancake dough. Next, you need to dip each piece of cod in batter on both sides. At the same time, make sure that each piece is evenly covered with dough, the general appearance of the dish depends on this.
Next step. Take a frying pan, slightly heat and grease with vegetable oil. Then we prepare the prepared pieces of fish in batter on it. Each side must be fried over low heat under a lid for 12 to 15 minutes. Then your fish will turn out very juicy and will not burn. During the first five minutes, I propose to remove the lid so that excess moisture evaporates. Fry until a beautiful golden crust appears. Then you need to remove the fish on a napkin. Properly cooked cod in batter not only looks beautiful, but also has an excellent taste.
If you like fish with sauce, then the recipe below will be more interesting for you than the previous one.
Oven baked cod in sour cream sauce.
We take: cod 500 g, mushrooms 60 g., Boiled potatoes 3 pcs., Onions 80 g., Dill bunch, cornmeal 30 g., Melted butter 55 g., Butter 30 g., 2 eggs, cheese 50 g., sour cream 200 g., salt and ground pepper.
To not only your cat, but also the whole family like cod in sour cream, carefully follow our recommendations. Cut the fish, as mentioned above, select the bones. Then divide the cod fillet into pieces, salt, roll in cornmeal and fry in ghee until each piece has a golden color. Chop onions and mushrooms finely and also fry in ghee, but separately. Eggs and potatoes are boiled in advance. When cooled, they should be finely chopped. In the meantime, prepare sour cream sauce. To do this, sour cream must be diluted with cold boiled water to a liquid state.
Pour diluted sour cream on the bottom of the pan, lay the fried fish, slices of boiled potato around it. Put the mushrooms and onions directly on the cod, and place egg circles next to them, salt, pepper and cover with sour cream sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese, drizzle with melted butter and bake for 30 minutes at 200 degrees. When serving, garnish with dill.