Merluzzo Mimosa
- 1 cup clam juice
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 potato, sliced
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 pounds cod, cut into 4 pieces
- Flour, for dusting
- 2 cloves garlic, mashed and minced
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill, plus more, for garnish
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 3 ounce string beans, snap peas or snow peas
- 5 sprigs chive, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Prepare the broth, mixing it in a bowl with the clam juice, onions, thinly sliced potato, saffron and the water.
- In an 8-inch oven pan, set the codfish, lightly dusted with flour.
- Cover with the broth and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove it from the oven and reduce the sauce on the stovetop to the desired consistency.
- In a separate bowl, mix the smashed garlic, the olive oil, parsley, dill, and red pepper.
- Use it to dress the fish before serving.
- Blanch the string beans separately and compliment the dish as a topping.
- Garnish with chives and dill.
clam juice, onion, potato, saffron, water, cod, flour, garlic, extravirgin olive oil, flat leaf parsley, fresh dill, red pepper, string beans, chive
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/merluzzo-mimosa-recipe.html (may not work)