Pan-fried cod with white wine sauce, spinach and prawns
Recipe for pan-fried white fish with white wine sauce and lemon-marinated prawns.The recipe is sized as a starter. It can easily be served as a main course with a larger piece of fish and boiled potatoes or similar.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 490kcal
Ingredients
The cod
- 320 g cod fillet, - 4 pieces of about 80 g each
- 50 g butter
- Salt and a pinch of sugar
White wine sauce
- 25 g butter
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 100 ml fish stock (1/4 stock cube) - vegetable or chicken stock also works
- 200 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper
Spinach
- 25 g butter
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 180 g fresh spinach
- Salt and pepper
Prawns with lemon
- 100 g prawns cooked and peeled
- 1/2 lemon, the juice
- 2 tbsp dill, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- Herb oil, optional - click here for the recipe
Instructions
White wine sauce
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan and sweat the shallot until translucent.
- Pour in the white wine and let it reduce by about half.
- Add the stock, cream and Dijon mustard and let the sauce simmer for 5-8 minutes. *The sauce must not become too thick, - it should be creamy but still light.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.The sauce can easily be made the day before or earlier in the day and reheated before serving.
The fish
- Cut the fish into pieces of 80 g each. Season with salt and sprinkle a little sugar on both sides.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the cod until golden, about 3 minutes on each side, - depending on thickness.
- Set the fish aside on a plate.
The spinach and prawns
- Toss the prawns with the dill and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and sweat the shallot until translucent.
- Add the spinach, season with salt and pepper, - and let the spinach wilt, stirring as you go.Remove from the heat once the spinach has wilted, and drain it in a sieve.
Serving
- Place a generous spoonful of spinach in the bottom of a bowl and lay the fish on top.
- Top with the prawns and pour the sauce around the spinach.Drizzle with herb oil if you like, - and finish with a little freshly ground pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 393mg | Potassium: 789mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5613IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 2mg