I've never had success cooking frozen fish. Until now.
At the dentist's office the other other day, I saw a recipe in an Oprah mag that allowed for cooking frozen fish without thawing it first. I asked the dentist's assistant to photocopy it for me and she obliged. I made it the other night and it was a success. Here is the recipe as I made it:
Cod with Lemon and Capers
In a bowl toss 4 frozen cod fillets* (I bought one package at Trader Joe's that contained 2 large fillets); with 1/2 sliced lemon; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp chopped onion; 1 Tbsp capers; and 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper; Season with salt and pepper. In a skillet, heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil over medium-high heat. Add fish mixture and cook; covered, 5 minutes. Flip fillets; cook 3 minutes.
*I defrosted the fish in the microwave for a couple minutes; just long enough so I could separate the two large fillets of frozen cod and cut each in half to create 4 small fillets.
(The original recipe called for 1/2 cup olives and 2 Tbsp each chopped fresh parsley and red onion. I substituted some chopped white onion and some dried basil. I left out the olives b/c I thought it would be plenty salty with the capers I like spicy food but if you
don't you should leave out the crushed red pepper.)
