♥︎Cod & celeriac brandade

For ➋ 

400 cod fillets without skin or bones, in equal pieces* 

500 g celeriac, peeled, in small pieces (3 x 3 cm) 

6 cloves garlic, peeled 

small bush of fresh thyme 

25 cl fish stock 

olive oil 

Mix the celeriac and garlic in a pan, cover with fish stock. Cover and cook for 15 m. 

Add the cod, and poach for 5 m. 

Scoop the fish, celeriac and garlic out of the stock and mash them in an oven dish. Add a dash of olive oil, pepper and sea salt. 

Place the dish in a preheated oven at 180°C for 5 m. 

If necessary, grill for 1-2 m to brown a bit. 

*Or sea bream. Or  dried stockfish soaked in milk.

♥︎Tajine with cod & sweet potato

For ➋ 

 500 g skinless cod fillet 

2 onions, in half rings 

1 sweet potato, cubed 

15 cl fish stock 

15 cl passata 

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 

½ red pepper, in strips 

½ orange pepper, in strips 

1 red chili pepper 

1 tin of chickpeas 

olive oil 

 marinade: 

1 handful of coriander, finely chopped 

1 handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 

1 tsp baharat (Arabic spice mix) 

1 dash of olive oil 

½ preserved lemon, finely chopped peel 

Put the coriander, parsley, baharat, olive oil and preserved lemon in a bowl.  Stir everything well. Marinate the cod fillets in the oil for a while. Or put them together in the fridge for 30 m. 

Put some olive oil in the tajine and fry the onion in it. Add the sweet potato cubes and season with salt and pepper. Deglaze with the fish stock and the passata. Put the lid on the tajine and let it cook for 10-15 m. After 5 m, add the pepper strips. 

Then add the garlic, the chili pepper and the pieces of fish, together with the marinade (optional). Let it cook covered for the rest (depending on the thickness of the fish, 15-20 m). 

Pat the chickpeas dry between two pieces of kitchen paper. Put a pan on the stove and heat a dash of olive oil in it. Fry the chickpeas with, if desired, some more coriander, mint and baharat. Put the chickpeas in a jar and serve with the tagine on the table.

♥︎Baked cod fillet with samphire, fennel, potatoes & lemon mayonnaise

For ➋

250 g baby potatoes*

1 red onion

1 clove of garlic

1½ pieces of fennel

½ lemon

5 g fresh dill

50 g mayonnaise

2 cod fillets

50 g samphire

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Wash the potatoes and halve them. Place the potatoes in an oven dish and mix with 1 tbs olive oil per person. Season with salt and pepper. Bake the potatoes in the oven for 25 – 35 m. Stir halfway through.

In the meantime, chop the red onion and press the garlic. Halve the fennel, cut into quarters and remove the hard stems and core. Chop the fennel. Heat butter♥︎ in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the red onion for 2–3 m. Add the chopped fennel and fry gently for 10–12 m.

Then deglaze with 3 tbs water per person and let it reduce until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add more water if you want the fennel to be even softer. In the meantime, squeeze the lemon and coarsely chop the dill. In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise with ½ tsp lemon juice per person.

Pat the fish dry with kitchen paper and rub with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbs olive oil per person in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the fish for 1 - 2 m on each side.

Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in another frying pan and fry the garlic for 1–2 m. Add the samphire and stir-fry for another 1–2 m.

Divide the potatoes over the plates, spoon the fennel next to them and place the cod on the fennel. Spoon the fried samphire on top of the fish and garnish the dish with the dill. Serve with the lemon mayonnaise.

*Or more.

♥︎Replace with a plant-based alternative or olive oil.

♥︎Sea bass fillet with tomato & caper salsa

For ➍ 

4 large sea bass fillets with skin

1 fennel bulb,  4 slices of ½ cm, keep the fennel tops aside

2 tomatoes on the vine, peeled, without seeds, cut into cubes

4 tbs capers

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1 handful of fresh thyme

6 tbs good olive oil

1 tbs lime zest

1 handful of watercress

pepper and salt

Fry the fennel, garlic and thyme in some olive oil until al dente.

For the salsa, mix the rest of the olive oil, capers, lime zest and tomato together and season with some salt and pepper.

Pat the pieces of sea bass fillet dry with kitchen paper and mark the skin of the fillets lightly with a small knife.

Fry the fish in a hot pan with a non-stick coating until nicely browned on the skin side, for about 3 to 4 m, turn off the heat and leave the fish in the pan for another 1 m.

Serve the fish skin side up together with the fennel, salsa and watercress.

Season everything with some coarse pepper and sea salt and the fennel tops.

Serve with fried potatoes.

Poached sole fillets with spinach puree & saffron

For ➍

12 sole fillets

500 g potatoes

350 g spinach

butter*

5 dl fish stock

1 dl cream**

saffron

pepper & salt

for the garnish:

thyme

spring onion

Cook potatoes in salted water, drain and crush.

Stew spinach. Mix into the mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

Poach the rolled sole rolls in 4 dl fish stock.

Reduce the remaining 1 dl fish stock with 1 dl cream* and a pinch of saffron. Season with salt and pepper.

Decorate with tufts of thyme and spring onion.

*Replace with olive oil

**Replace with oat cream.

♥︎Thai whitefish with lemongrass & fish sauce

For ➍

1 stalk of lemongrass

500 g white fish fillets (e.g. cod)

2 tbs sunflower or other vegetable oil

1.5 tbs fish sauce

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 red chilli pepper, without seeds & chopped

4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

freshly ground black pepper

pak choi*

rice

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Remove the outer hard leaves from the lemongrass. Chop the white part and discard the rest.

Place the fish, skin side down, in a shallow baking dish or roasting pan. Mix 1 tbs of the oil with the fish sauce, the shallot, the chilli and the lemongrass, season with pepper and pour evenly over the fish, so that it gets a nice layer of sauce. Bake the fish in the oven for 15 to 20-25 m, or until done.

Just before the fish is ready, heat the rest of the oil in a small frying pan. Add the garlic and fry slowly and at a lower temperature/4-5/ golden brown without burning. If necessary, add some water or cooking liquid from the pak choi.

Pour the hot oil with garlic over the cooked fish and serve immediately.

Serve the fish with rice and green vegetables, such as spinach or pak choy.

*Cut the pak choi into green and white pieces. Wok the white, harder, pieces for 3-5 m. Add the green parts and wok for another 1-3 m.