Pan-roasted salt cod with bouillabaisse sauce and roasted baby peppers

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Pan-roasted salt cod with bouillabaisse sauce and roasted baby peppers

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Salt cod meets a bouillabaisse-style sauce, packed with prawns, sweet peppers and warming spices in Michael Caines' recipe, as shown on Cooking with the Stars. Serve it with golden roasted baby peppers and layered boulangère potatoes for a proper crowd pleaser.
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Salt cod meets a bouillabaisse-style sauce, packed with prawns, sweet peppers and warming spices in Michael Caines' recipe, as shown on Cooking with the Stars. Serve it with golden roasted baby peppers and layered boulangère potatoes for a proper crowd pleaser.
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Michael Caines
Exeter-born, Paris-trained chef Michael Caines has worked in a host of world-renowned restaurants, catered for the Williams Formula 1 team and competed in The Great British Menu. He is currently the executive chef of Michelin-starred Lympstone Manor.

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Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the pan roasted cod
4
M&S wild Norwegian line caught cod fillets
100 g
sea salt
1 tbsp
smoked paprika
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, zest and juice
For the boulangère potatoes
1
large M&S Remarksable Value brown onion, thinly sliced
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, minced
1 sprig
thyme, leaves picked, stalk reserved
500 ml
chicken stock
1
M&S fresh bay leaf
6
medium King Edward potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced
For the roasted baby peppers
400 g
M&S baby peppers
1 tsp
smoked paprika
1 tsp
dried oregano
For the bouillabaisse
1
M&S Remarksable Value red pepper, finely diced
1
fennel bulb, finely diced
1
M&S Remarksable Value brown onion, finely diced
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, sliced
1 pinch
ground turmeric
1 pinch
chilli flakes
1 tsp
smoked paprika
1 tsp
dried oregano
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, zest only
1
M&S white wine, garlic and herb flavour pot
400 ml
M&S shellfish stock
1/2 tin
M&S Italian cherry tomatoes in tomato juice
400g per tin
200 g
M&S frozen raw Honduran prawns
1 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
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Exeter-born, Paris-trained chef Michael Caines has worked in a host of world-renowned restaurants, catered for the Williams Formula 1 team and competed in The Great British Menu. He is currently the executive chef of Michelin-starred Lympstone Manor.

Method

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step 1
Place the cod fillets (4) on a baking tray. Cover completely in sea salt (100 g), then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
step 2
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. To make the boulangère potatoes, heat a large 30cm non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the onion (1), garlic (1 clove) and thyme leaves (1 sprig) in olive oil for about 10 minutes, until caramelised.
step 3
Meanwhile, add the chicken stock (500 ml) to another pan with the bay leaf (1) and thyme stalk, and bring to the boil. Season with salt.
step 4
Layer the sliced potatoes (6) and caramelised onions in an oiled baking dish in alternating layers, finishing with a layer of potatoes. Pour over the hot stock, brush the top with olive oil and bake for 25 minutes.
step 5
Place the baby peppers (400 g) in a roasting tray, season with salt, smoked paprika (1 tsp) and dried oregano (1 tsp), then roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
step 6
To make the sauce, heat a large frying pan with a glug of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the red pepper (1), fennel (1), onion (1) and garlic (2 cloves) and sweat for 5 minutes with a pinch of salt.
step 7
Add the turmeric (1 pinch), chilli flakes (1 pinch), smoked paprika (1 tsp), dried oregano (1 tsp) and lemon zest (1). Cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine, garlic and herb flavour pot (1), shellfish stock (400 ml) and tinned tomatoes (1/2 tin). Bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer for 20 minutes.
step 8
When the sauce is nearly done, heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Pan-fry the prawns (200 g) in olive oil until cooked through. Whisk the butter (1 tbsp) into the sauce, then add in the prawns. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
step 9
Remove the cod from the fridge, rinse off the salt under cold water, and pat dry with kitchen paper. Dust with smoked paprika (1 tbsp).
step 10
5 minutes before serving, heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat with a generous glug of olive oil. Sear the cod on each side until golden, then transfer the pan to the oven for 3 minutes to finish cooking. Once cooked, squeeze over the juice and zest (1).
step 11
To serve, spoon the bouillabaisse sauce and prawns into the centre of the plate, place the cod on top, drizzle with extra olive oil, and serve the roasted baby peppers and potatoes on the side.
step 11 To serve, spoon the bouillabaisse sauce and prawns into the centre of the plate, place the cod on top, drizzle with extra olive oil, and serve the roasted baby peppers and potatoes on the side.

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