Garlic Roasted Cod With Mashed-potato Crust

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs baking potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks or 4 baking potatoes
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 lbs cod fish fillets, cut to make 4 pieces
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• parmesan-romano cheese mix

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 450°. put the potatoes in a medium saucepan of salted water. bring to a boil and continue boiling until tender, about 15 minutes.
• 2 drain the potatoes and put them back into the saucepan along with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. mash the potatoes over very low heat, gradually incorporating the butter and cream.
• 3 rub the cod with the oil and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. put the cod in a large roasting pan, sprinkle the fillets with the garlic, and then spread with the mashed potatoes. roast until the fish is nearly done, 8 to 10 minutes for 3/4-inch-thick fillets.
• 4 heat the broiler. sprinkle desired amount of parmesan-romano atop mashed potatoes. broil the fish until the mashed potatoes have a golden brown crust, about 2 minutes.
• 5 fish alternatives: use other relatively thick, -fleshed fillets in place of the cod. good choices include grouper, haddock, orange roughy, red snapper, and turbot.