Broiled Cod With Mustard Sauce
- 1 small head celery root, peeled and cut in chunks
- 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 leek, diced
- 1 cup fish stock
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cod fillet, about 1 pound
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon or flat-leaf parsley, minced
- Preheat broiler.
- Steam the celery root and the potatoes until they are tender.
- When they are cooked, mash them with a fork or potato masher, season them with salt and pepper and one tablespoon butter and keep them warm.
- Meanwhile, saute the carrot and leek in one tablespoon butter until they are soft.
- Add the fish stock and reduce to one-fourth of a cup.
- Stir in the remaining butter, cut in small pieces, and the mustard.
- The sauce can be finished while the next step is started or made beforehand and kept warm.
- Remove any bones from the cod.
- Brush the cod with the oil and season it with salt and pepper.
- Broil it about four inches from the heat on a sheet of foil and turn it once.
- It is done when the flesh is white and opaque (about eight minutes).
- Be careful not to over cook it.
- Put the cod on a serving platter and spoon the sauce over it.
- Sprinkle with taragon or parsley and serve.
celery root, potatoes, salt, unsalted butter, carrot, fish stock, mustard, cod fillet, peanut, tarragon
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7084 (may not work)