Recipe and source notes

Asian Cod

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Sesame oil
  • 1 Clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Freshly chopped ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice
  • 500 grams Fresh cod fillets, skinned and cut into 5cm (2inch) pieces (1lb)
  • 1 small Red pepper, de-seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 bn Salad onions, diagonally sliced
  • 125 grams Beansprouts, (4oz)
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons Light soy sauce

Make it step by step

  1. 1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the garlic, ginger, 5-spice and cod. Cook the cod for 3-4 minutes each side, over a moderate heat then remove from the pan and keep warm.
  2. 2. Add the pepper, onions, beansprouts, half the sesame seeds and the soy sauce. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a warmed serving dish, arrange the cod on top and sprinkle over the remaining sesame seeds.
  3. 3. Serve immediately with egg noodles or Thai fragrant rice.
  4. NOTES: A quickly cooked spicy fish dish with colourful vegetables, using Chinese flavourings. You could use any white fish for this recipe.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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