Books & Spoons COUPLE IDEAS FOR PREPARING COD

I eat fish couple times a week, I like it, it is affordable here, so versatile, and rather easy to make tasty meals from it with a little effort.

​Even though my favorite is salmon, I try to keep the variety on the menu. And cod is such a perfect fish for what I had in mind for these couple recipes I prepared.

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Why is cod perfect? Because of the texture of it, it keeps together well, even after cooking, making it perfect for example homemade fish fingers.
The kids, and many adults, favorite, fish fingers, come together rather fast at home, and then you have a full control of the ingredients. 
If you go to read the ingredients on some of the packaging at the store, you might be surprised...

So I made a light breading, dipped the fish fillet pieces first in the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture, that had pepper and salt in it.
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​Just make sure they are fully coated. And then into the oven, like it was in my case, or if you rather fry them in the pan, that is your choice, of course. 

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​I wanted some fries with it, 'fish and chips' as they are called in England, so I cut a large sweet potato into fries, and baked them, salted and peppered, in the oven with the fish.

​They were all done at the same time, in my oven it took about 20 minutes on medium heat, so fun, tasty, crowd pleasing meal in just a little time and effort! ​​

The other recipe might be as pleasing as well, because most people I know, love bacon. I made the choice to have bacon wrapped cod files. Each file piece is wrapped in one thin slice of bacon, giving the fish lovely taste, making the presentation look nice, and the meal time is not overwhelmed with the fat from the couple slices of bacon each person possible consume, especially since everything else on the plate is vegetables.
I seasoned the fish, and wrapped the bacon around it - voilá! Now, yes, there are couple things to think about. 

Try as well as you can, to get the bones out of the fish. With cod the bones are big, but sit fast. If you have the opportunity, you can always ask at the market, if they will de-bone it for you.
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Secondly, if using bacon on a meal preparation, try using bacon you are familiar with. Some  brands are highly salted, and that might throw your seasoning off. ​

I had some seasoned veggies in the oven with the bacon wrapped cod. Just bell peppers in different colors, and thin slices of carrots. Cut into a size, that I knew will be all done at the same time as the fish. ​

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On the side, I also prepared the Zucchini Pasta I have done before, just click on the name to get that recipe.

​I used just a teaspoon of pesto per serving, because in pesto, there are some serious calories hiding in that lovely sauce (olive oil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and basil).

I have to say, that was as tasty, as it was colorful. So here you have a couple of ideas, how to dress up your fish next time it is on the menu. I hope you enjoy them! 
~ Cheers!