Roasted Cod Spiked with Chorizo, Tomatoes and Mushrooms
- 4 small portobello or large button mushrooms (2 inches diameter), stemmed
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing parchment
- 2 whole (3-pound) cod fillets
- Fine sea salt, to taste
- Freshly ground white pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 3 ounces dry, spicy chorizo sausage, quartered lengthwise, then cut across into very thin slices
- 4 plum tomatoes, quartered lengthwise, then cut across into 1/8-inch wide slices
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- Cayenne, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 3 scallions, trimmed and very thinly sliced
- 2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced and 1 halved
- Preheat oven to 550 degrees.
- Cut the mushroom caps in half, then cut them across into 1/8-inch wide slices.
- Set aside.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and grease the paper with olive oil.
- Cut off the thin tail section of each cod fillet and place 1 fillet on each baking sheet, on the diagonal, if necessary, to make them fit.
- Season the cod with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the rosemary and thyme.
- Make alternating rows of chorizo, tomato, and mushroom slices across each fillet until the cod is completely covered.
- Scatter the garlic over the fish, then sprinkle it generously with cayenne.
- Sprinkle the parsley and scallions over the fillets and season with salt.
- Place the lemon slices down the center of each fillet and drizzle olive oil over all.
- (The recipe can be made to this point up to 2 hours ahead: refrigerate).
- Roast the cod for about 25 minutes until cooked through, spooning the oil that accumulates on the baking sheet over the fish from time to time.
- Halfway through the cooking, switch the positions of the baking sheets in the oven.
- To check for doneness, insert a skewer into the center of the fish for 5 seconds.
- The fish is done when the skewer goes in easily and then feels hot when touched to your lip.
- Spoon the oil on the baking sheet over the fish and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over each fillet.
- Slide the cod, with the parchment, onto 2 large serving platters.
portobello, extravirgin olive oil, cod fillets, salt, freshly ground white pepper, rosemary, thyme, sausage, tomatoes, garlic, cayenne, fresh italian parsley, scallions, lemons
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-cod-spiked-with-chorizo-tomatoes-and-mushrooms-recipe.html (may not work)