Cod in Tomatoes with Wine

Description

Easy, but delicious. Great for those watching their diet and for those that want a decent feast! Serve with vermicelli noodles, new potatoes, or salad.

Ingredients

  • 6 vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ¾ onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 fresh red chile pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 cup dry white wine, or more as needed
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 (4 ounce) cod loins
  • 8 large uncooked prawns, peeled and deveined

Instructions

  1. Slice an ‘X’ in the bottom of each tomato. Bring a pot of water to a boil; boil tomatoes for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl of iced water for 1 minute. Peel tomatoes
  2. starting from the ‘X’ side; chop.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over low heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant
  4. about 2 minutes. Add chile pepper and tomatoes; cook and stir until tomatoes begin reduce
  5. 5 to 8 minutes. Pour in wine; cook over medium heat until wine reduces slightly
  6. about 5 more minutes. Stir in salt
  7. black pepper
  8. basil
  9. and parsley.
  10. Place cod loins into tomato mixture; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn cod and cook other side until fish flakes easily with a fork
  11. 3 to 5 minutes. Add prawns; cover and cook until prawns are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center
  12. 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 2

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