New Year Cod Recipe

Best Cod Recipe

This easy dish can be enjoyed throughout the year, but in Denmark is served in most homes on New Year’s Eve with a colorful selection of garnishes.

Ingredients

Serves 6

6 cod steaks, each about 25 mm/1 in thick

 (about 175 g/6 oz each)

For the garnishes

Small capers

Cooked beetroot, diced

1 medium-sized onion, diced

3 medium-sized hard-boiled eggs, the whites

And yolks chopped and served separately

Chopped parsley

Freshly grated horseradish

Melted butter

Coarse-grained mustard

Boiled new potatoes

Preparation method

1. Sprinkle the cod on both sides with salt cover it and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Rinse off the salt. This improves the flavor and texture of the fish.

2. Put the fish in a large saucepan and pour in water to cover. Remove the fish, bring the water to the boil and add 5 ml/1 tsp salt for each 600ml/1 pt water.

3. Carefully lower the fish into the water. Lower the heat so that the water barely simmers. When the fish is cooked but still tender, about 3 minutes, carefully drain it. Put it on a warmed serving platter and surround it with a selection of garnishes.

Preparation time

1 hour