Cod Recipes That Prove There's a Lot to Like About This White Fish

By Victoria Spencer
April 07, 2015
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Credit: Jeff Sowder
Cod is available year-round and can be cooked in many ways: baked, broiled, poached, seared, and more. It’s a firm-fleshed white fish with a mild taste that pairs well with strong flavors, such as lemon, herbs, bacon, and olives.
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Baked Fish and Chips

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Cod is a classic for British-style fish and chips. Our baked version of this traditionally fried dish is easier and healthier.

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Prosciutto-Wrapped Cod with Lemony Spinach

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One fast, flavorful dinner: Wrapped in thin slices of salt-cured Italian ham, the cod cooks quickly under the broiler. Meanwhile the spinach is wilted on the stovetop.

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Baked Cod with Olives

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Inspired by tapenade, our lively topping for center-cut cod fillets includes olives, anchovies, capers, olive oil, and lemon juice.

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Steamed Cod with Ginger and Scallions

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Cod fillets are cooked with a flavorful mixture of rice wine vinegar, ginger, and soy sauce.

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Lemon-Parsley Fish Cakes

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Make these tasty little cod cakes ahead and store them in the freezer. Defrost them overnight in the refrigerator, and they'll be ready to cook the next day.

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Fish Stew with Herbed Toasts

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Quick, easy, and delicious, cod stars in this tomatoey fish stew that takes just 30 minutes from start to bowl.

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Poached Cod with Parsley Sauce

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A creamy parsley sauce is a classic English pairing with fish. The herb is stirred in at the end, so it maintains its vibrant flavor and color. Serve with potatoes for a true Brit experience.

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Hoisin-Glazed Black Cod with Bok Choy

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Black cod, also known as sablefish, is brushed with a hoisin mixture that's kind of like a quick barbecue sauce, then broiled. The sauce complements the richness of the fish.

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Crisp Baked Lemon Cod

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The crunchy coating on these cod fillets is made with a most unexpected ingredient -- crushed toasted-rice cereal. They're baked on a wire rack over a baking sheet so that all sides of the fish gets crispy.

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Crisp Black Cod with Skordalia and Roasted Beets

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For a Mediterranean take on cod, fillets are seared on the stove, then roasted in the oven. They're served atop skordalia, a potato-vinegar puree that's often paired with beets in Greek cuisine.

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Cod with Fennel and Potatoes

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A tasty one-skillet dinner: Potatoes, onion, fennel, broth, and flavorings cook together; the fish steams on top.

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Roasted Shiitakes and Pacific Cod

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An unusual but totally right pairing, meaty shiitake mushrooms complement cod fillets -- and both are roasted on the same baking sheet so there's less cleanup. A quick sauce of lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, and parsley is the finishing touch.

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