Pan-roasted Cod With Grains Of Paradise

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 lb cod fish fillet, cut into 2 pieces
• sea salt
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• extra virgin olive oil, for sprinkling
• 1/4 teaspoon grains of paradise, coarsely ground in a mortar and pestle
• 1 lemon, halved, for sprinkling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450°.
• 2 place a medium iron skillet over medium high heat.
• 3 season cod on both sides with salt.
• 4 when skillet is hot, add peanut oil, then cod.
• 5 saute until crisped and brown.
• 6 then turn, saute for one minute, and transfer to oven to finish cooking, about 2 minutes longer, depending on thickness of fish.
• 7 remove from oven, and place on serving plates.
• 8 drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle grains of paradise on top.
• 9 squeeze a little lemon juice over fish, if desired.