Line-caught cod loin gently poached with young spring leeks light and flavorful
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 14 oz (400 g) of line-caught cod fillet
- 12 small seedling leeks (called batons) well cleaned
- 1.1 oz (30 g) of candied lemon zest cut into tiny dice
- 1.1 oz (30 g) of vinegar-pickled ginger slices cut the same way
- 1.75 oz (50 g) of half-salted butter
- 1 dash of lime juice
- salt and Timut pepper if possible.
Step-by-step recipe
1 In a sauté pan, place your butter and once it has melted, arrange your small leeks cut lengthwise into 3 pieces, salt them then cook gently covered for 8 minutes on each side and transfer to a plate and cover.
2 In this same sauté pan, place your 4 pieces of cod, salt and pepper with Timut if you have it, gentle cooking for 6 minutes on each side, then cover them with your lemon dice and your ginger slices then with your small leeks and their rendered juice.
3 Arrange then on very hot plates the leeks alternating with the cod flesh, at the last moment add a dash of lime juice.
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