Roast Cod with Tuscan Braised Beans
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Total: 30 mins
In Italy, Tuscans are known as ‘bean eaters’ because they eat so many legumes. We've taken their lead to make this Tuscan-inspired stew, full of borlotti beans, flavoured with rosemary, bay and oregano, and served with crisp-skinned roast cod fillets.
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363 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 2 red onion
  • 2 carrot
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 4 x 400g tins of borlotti beans
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • A handful of rosemary
  • 800g chopped tomatoes
  • 4 cod fillets
From your kitchen
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 200ml cold water
You'll need
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Medium pan with lid
  • Baking tray
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C/Gas 6. Peel and finely chop the red onion and carrot. Place a medium pan on a medium heat and add the veg, 1/2 tbsp olive oil and the bay leaf. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and fry, stirring often, for 5 mins till the veg start to look glossy.

  • 2.

    While the veg fry, peel and grate or crush the garlic. Drain the borlotti beans and rinse them under cold water.

  • 3.

    Add the garlic to the pan with 1 tsp dried oregano and most of the rosemary sprigs (keep a sprig back for garnishing). Give everything a good stir, then add the borlotti beans. Tip in the chopped tomatoes, then half-fill the tin with around 200ml cold water and add that too. Stir to mix, pop a lid on the pan and bring to the boil. When boiling, turn the heat down and simmer for 15 mins. Stir every so often and if the sauce looks a little dry, add a splash more water. You want to end up with a thick bean stew.

  • 4.

    While the beans simmer, line a baking tray with baking paper. Rub a little salt and pepper into the cod fillets then pop them on the tray, skin-side up. Roast for 12-15 mins till the cod is opaque and the flesh flakes easily when pressed with a fork.

  • 5.

    While everything cooks, pick the remaining rosemary leaves and finely chop them.

  • 6.

    Taste the bean stew and add more salt or pepper if you think they need it. Ladle the stew into a couple of shallow bowls, discarding the rosemary sprigs and bay leaf. Top with a roasted cod fillet each and garnish with rosemary leaves to serve.

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