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Fried Cod

Fried Cod

with Orange Compote and Spinach
25 min., ready in 45 min.
Time:
342
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
84 / 100
Ingredientsfor  
Ingredients
400 grams baby Spinach
4 Oranges
1 onion
1 garlic clove
1 Tbsp Canola oil
100 milliliters Vegetable broth
4 Cod (with skin; à 180 g, alternatively catfish or salmon filet)
salt
peppers
3 Tbsps Spelt flour
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Cultured butter
3 stalks Lemon verbena
1 tsp honey
How healthy are the main ingredients?
SpinachSpelt flourolive oilhoneyOrangeonion
Preparation
1.
Fried Cod preparation step 1

Trim spinach, rinse and spin dry well.

2.
Fried Cod preparation step 2

Cut off the orange peel, so all of the bitter white pith is removed.

3.
Fried Cod preparation step 3

Working over a bowl to catch the juices, cut between membranes to remove whole orange segments. 

4.
Fried Cod preparation step 4

Peel the onion and garlic and chop finely. Heat the canola oil in a pot and sauté onion and garlic until translucent.

5.
Fried Cod preparation step 5

Measure out 250 ml (approximately 1 cup) of orange juice. Add with the vegetable broth to the pot and let boil until reduced by half.

6.
Fried Cod preparation step 6

Rinse fish, pat dry and season with salt and pepper.

7.
Fried Cod preparation step 7

Place flour on a plate. Dredge fish in flour, tapping off excess. 

8.
Fried Cod preparation step 8

Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan. Fry fish fillets first on the skin side for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. Then turn fish and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Keep warm.

9.
Fried Cod preparation step 9

Melt the butter in another pot. Add spinach and season with salt and pepper.

10.
Fried Cod preparation step 10

Rinse lemon verbena, shake dry, pluck off the leaves and chop coarsely. 

11.
Fried Cod preparation step 11

Add orange segments to orange sauce and season with salt, pepper and honey. Divide spinach and orange sauce among plates, top with fish, garnish with lemon verbena and serve.

Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie342 cal.(16 %)
Protein41 g(42 %)
Fat10 g(9 %)
Carbohydrates19 g(13 %)
Sugar added1 g(4 %)
Roughage6.5 g(22 %)
Healthy, because

Healthy, because

You receive your daily requirement of three important ingredients 100 percent: iodine, vitamin C and provitamin A. With the latter our reproduction functions, our bones grow or heal and the skin and mucous membranes become strong defences against pathogens. In addition, a lot of it is consumed in very bright light and at twilight.

Even smarter

Even smarter

Would you like to save yourself the trouble of sorting, cleaning, washing and spinning fresh leaf spinach? Then reach for deep-frozen spinach and cook it according to the package instructions.

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