Savory Baked Cod Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place 2 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl; melt in microwave on high, about 30 seconds. Stir buttery round crackers into melted butter.
• Place remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a 7x11-inch baking dish. Melt in the preheated oven, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove dish from oven.
• Coat both sides of cod in melted butter in the baking dish.
• Bake cod in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven; top with lemon juice, wine, and cracker mixture. Place back in oven and bake until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 10 more minutes.
• Garnish baked cod with parsley and green onion. Serve with lemon wedges.

Steps:

• To cook the lobster, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lobster, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the lobster and set it aside to cool. Reserving the shells, remove the meat from the tail and claws and cut it into 3/4-inch chunks and refrigerate. Split the body shell in half and remove the head sac. Cut the body into smaller pieces. Set aside.
• To make the broth, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the lobster shells in a metal roasting pan with the onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Drizzle with the olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes, stirring twice, then transfer the shells and vegetables to a large pot.
• Place the roasting pan over medium-high heat and deglaze with a 1/2 cup of the water. Add this liquid and the wine and tomato paste to a pot with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Skim the broth, then reduce to a simmer. Add tarragon, thyme, pepper flakes, saffron, peppercorns and bay leaves. Partially cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Strain and season with salt and pepper.
• To make the cod, trim the fish if needed and check for bones. Keep refrigerated. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots, leeks and mushrooms and saute until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lobster broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Season the cod with salt and pepper and place in the pan. Cover and cook until just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Add the lobster meat, re-cover, remove from heat and let stand for 2 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the cod and divide among 4 soup plates. Arrange the vegetables and lobster meat around the fish and spoon the broth over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with toasted, crusty bread

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish with some of the butter.
• Stir tomatoes, cream of celery soup, and capers together in the prepared dish.
• Bake tomato mixture in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Stir orzo into the tomato mixture.
• Melt remaining butter with olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season cod with salt and pepper; fry in the butter mixture until browned, about 90 seconds per side. Transfer browned cod to the baking dish. Pour any drippings from the skillet over the cod fillets. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the cod.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Rub oil all over fillets.
• Place in greased baking dish.
• Combine, thyme, parsley, paprika, lemon zest, salt, pepper, olive oil, brown sugar and garlic.
• Place mixture on top of fillets.
• Sprinkle panko over cod.
• Leave at room temperature while the oven preheats to 450 degrees.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cod flakes easily when tested with a fork. Or until until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees. Serve with lemon wedges.