Soy-marinated cod with fennel, dill and apple

by

Adam Stokes (https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes) 

Ingredients

Soy-marinated cod

4 cod fillets, each weighing 125g

50ml of soy sauce

1 dash of olive oil

Fennel apple salad

1 fennel bulb

4 sprigs of dill, chopped

40g of sesame seeds

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored

5 sprigs of fresh coriander, leaves picked

1 pinch of salt

lemon juice

Method

1

To start the dish, marinate the cod in the soy sauce for 20 minutes. Remove the fish and pat dry

4 cod fillets

50ml of soy sauce

2

Slice the fennel very finely with a knife or mandoline and place in a bowl. Mix in a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lemon juice and some chopped dill

1 fennel bulb

1 pinch of salt

lemon juice

4 sprigs of dill

3

Toast the sesame seeds under the grill until golden. Cut the apple into thin batons and add to the fennel along with the sesame seeds

40g of sesame seeds

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored

4

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 5

5

Place a large non-stick pan on a high heat with a small dash of oil. Evenly sear the cod, colouring for approximately 1 minute on each side. Place in the oven for 3 minutes, then remove and rest for 4 minutes to finish cooking through

1 dash of olive oil

6

Give the fennel salad another mix and place into the centre of each plate. Place the cod on top of the salad, garnish with the coriander leaves and serve immediately

5 sprigs of fresh coriander, leaves picked