Honey Chive Codfish
"Adapted from Fast & Healthy magazine. If cod is not available, you may use any white, meaty fish. You can stretch this to feed 4, or serve larger portions for just 2 folks (which is what I did). This also doubles well. I didn't bother to measure the lemon juice - instead, I squeezed the juice of half a lemon into the pan."
photo by HeatherFeather
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
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For Fish
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 lb cod fish fillet, cut into 4 pieces (1/2" thick)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup water
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For Sauce
- 1⁄3 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, snipped
directions
- Spray a large skillet with nonstick spray, add butter and melt over medium-high heat.
- Season cod with a little salt and add to the pan and cook 4-5 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Carefully flip fish over using a wide spatula.
- Add water to the pan along the sides (not on top of the fish).
- Lower heat to medium or medium-low, cover, and cook another 4-6 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork (do not overcook or it will get tough).
- Meanwhile, in a small pan, combine chicken broth & cornstarch with a whisk until smooth; set the heat to medium-high.
- Add lemon juice, honey, and pepper, whisking and cooking until thickened and clear, whisking the whole time.
- Add chives to the sauce and stir quickly.
- Serve fish with honey chives sauce ladled over each portion.
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Reviews
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I LOVED this! The only thing I did differently was: I skipped adding the water to the fish and just sauteed the fish in butter until it was cooked through. Also, I didn't have chives so I used chopped scallions. I served this over couscous for a delicious and health conscious meal (well... except for the butter!).Thanks for posting Heather. -
Heather, this fish is delicious, the sauce is what makes it so yummy. We ate the whole thing. I did use orange roughy , cooked it & made sauce just like the recipe said, but used less black pepper. I will defintely be making this again. Thank you for posting the recipe.
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In a word,FANTASTIC! I, too, didn't poach the fish, just browned it. The sauce was just terrific! -
This is very good! I think it could even be made as a broccoli and fish stir-fry. -
This has a nice flavor and is easy to prepare. To give the fish a more lemon flavor, I added about 1 Tbsp lemon juice to the water when cooking the fish. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
