Cod With Green Pea Coulis And Bacon Recipes

Steps:

• To make the pea braise, heat half the olive oil in a shallow saucepan, then sizzle bacon for 5 mins until crisp. Turn the heat down, add the peas to the pan, then cover and braise for 8-10 mins until peas are tender (about 5 mins if you're using frozen peas). Add the lentils to the peas and cook until heated, then remove from heat and dress with lemon juice, seasoning and a bit more olive oil, if necessary. Just before serving, stir through the mint.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a frying pan until frothy, then add the fish, skin-side down, and cook for 4 mins until the skin is crisp and the fish almost cooked. Flip the fillets over and cook for 1 min. Divide the peas between 4 plates and top with fish. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with a wedge of lemon.

Steps:

• Heat the sunflower oil in a medium non-stick frying pan. Add the bacon, shallot or onion, and garlic. Cook gently, stirring, for 2 mins, then push to one side of the pan.
• Season the cod with ground black pepper. Fry in the pan for 2 mins, then turn over. Add the peas and stock, and bring to a simmer. Cook over a medium heat for a further 2 mins, then add the lettuce and crème fraîche. Cook for a couple mins more, stirring the vegetables occasionally, until the fish is just cooked and the lettuce has wilted. Serve with bread to mop up the broth.

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Pour 2 tbsp drippings into small bowl (discard any remaining drippings). Melt 1 Tbsp butter with 1 Tbsp drippings in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté 2 minutes. Add clam juice and wine; boil until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add peas and simmer 1 minute. Puree pea mixture in processor. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Set bacon and puree aside at room temperature.) Melt remaining 1 Tbsp butter with 1 Tbsp reserved bacon drippings in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dust lightly with flour. Add to skillet; sauté until opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to plates. Add pea puree to drippings and bring to boil, stirring frequently. Spoon sauce around fish. Sprinkle with bacon.