Fish and Seafood Recipes - Cod Piri Piri

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb cod fillet, skinned and diced

• A little plain (all-purpose) flour

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 1 green (bell) pepper, finely chopped

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 6 rashers (slices) streaky bacon, rinded and diced

• 1 bay leaf

• A pinch of ground mace Milk

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup long-grain rice

• 200 g/7 oz/1 small can chopped tomatoes

• Chicken stock

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Method:

1. Toss the cod in the flour, seasoned with a little salt and pepper. Fry (sauté) in half the oil for 3 minutes, stirring until lightly golden.

2. Remove from the pan with a draining spoon. Add the remaining oil and fry the onion, pepper and garlic for 3 minutes to soften.

3. Add the bacon and fry for a further minute, stirring. Add the bay leaf and mace and stir in enough milk to form a thick sauce, stirring all the time.

4. Discard the bay leaf. Return the fish to the pan. Season well and bake uncovered at 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 for about 30 minutes until brown and bubbling.

5. Put the rice in a separate flameproof casserole. Make the tomatoes up to 450 ml/2 cups with the chicken stock and add to the rice.

6. Bring to the boil. Season lightly, cover and cook in the oven with the fish for 20-30 minutes until tender and the rice has absorbed all the liquid.