Cod with Cockles and White Wine
- Four 6-ounce skinless cod or hake fillets (1 1/4 inch thick)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound cockles, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup bottled clam broth
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Pinch of smoked sweet paprika (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Season the fish with salt and pepper and dust lightly with the flour.
- In a medium ovenproof skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until shimmering.
- Add the fish and cook over high heat until golden on the bottom, about 4 minutes.
- Flip the fish.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the fish for about 10 minutes, until the flesh flakes with a fork.
- Transfer the fish to bowls.
- Meanwhile, in another large skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil until shimmering.
- Add the garlic and cockles and cook over high heat for 1 minute.
- Add the wine and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the clam broth and cook, stirring, until the cockles open and the liquid is reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 7 minutes.
- Tilt the skillet so the liquid pools to one side.
- Add the butter to the skillet and swirl until melted.
- Toss the cockles in the sauce and add the parsley; spoon them over the fish, sprinkle with smoked paprika and serve.
salt, flour, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, cockles, white wine, clam broth, unsalted butter, flatleaf, sweet paprika
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/cod-cockles-and-white-wine (may not work)