Cod with Thyme & Tomato Sauce
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Total: 20 mins
A quick and easy dinner of fresh cod fillets simmered in a rich tomato and thyme sauce spiked with a savoury splash of Worcester. Served with plenty of white basmati to soak up all that fantastic flavour.
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500 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g white basmati rice
  • 1 onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • A handful of thyme, leaves only
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
  • 2 cod fillets
From your kitchen
  • 300ml boiling water
  • Sea salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Small pan with lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Frying pan with lid
  • Baking tray (optional)
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Rinse the rice with cold water and tip it into a small pan. Add 300ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down. Gently cook for 8 mins till all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Take the pan off the heat and let it sit, lid on, for 5 mins to finish cooking the rice. It will stay warm while you finish the rest of the dish.

  • 2.

    While the rice cooks, peel and thinly slice the onion. Warm a frying pan (one that will snugly fit the cod fillets) on a medium heat and pour in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper and fry for 4-5 mins, stirring often, till slightly softened.

  • 3.

    While the onion cooks, peel and grate or crush the garlic. Pick the thyme leaves off their stems. When the onion has cooked for 4-5 mins, add the garlic and thyme and fry for 1 min, stirring constantly.

  • 4.

    Tip in the chopped tomatoes, add 1 tbsp Worcester sauce and turn the heat up to a bubble. Add the cod fillets to the sauce and pop the lid on the pan. Simmer for 4-5 mins, till the fish is cooked through – if you press the thickest part of a fillet with the back of a fork, it should be opaque and flake easily.

  • 5.

    Fluff the rice with a fork and divide it between 2 warm plates. Top with a cod fillet each and spoon over the tomato sauce to serve.

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