Cod with tomato and chorizo sauce

Name: Cod with tomato and chorizo sauce
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: olive oil; garlic 1 clove, sliced; chorizo 4 thin slices from the deli counter, cut into matchsticks; dried chilli flakes a pinch; chopped tomatoes 400g tin; cod or other sustainable white fish 2 thick skinless fillets; green beans cooked to serve

20 minutes
serves 2
A little effort

Chorizo is a brilliant ingredient - you just need a little to add a hit of smoky, spiciness to dishes. Here it's used to flavour a rich, garlicky tomato sauce which is served with a thick fillet of grilled cod for a healthy, flavour-packed supper for two.

December 19, 2014 at 2:29 pm

Ingredients

olive oil
garlic 1 clove, sliced
chorizo 4 thin slices from the deli counter, cut into matchsticks
dried chilli flakes a pinch
chopped tomatoes 400g tin
cod or other sustainable white fish 2 thick skinless fillets
green beans cooked to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan then cook the garlic and chorizo for a few minutes. Add the chilli and tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes until thickened, season.

Meanwhile rub the fish with a little more oil, season and grill or steam until cooked through, about 4-6 minutes. Serve the fish with the sauce and green beans.