Pasta al limone with crispy cod. Nothing beats an easy pasta dish with delicious chunks of fried cod. Pan-fry the cod until crispy on the outside and deliciously soft and flaky on the inside. Combine with the pasta or add as a topping, if desired. Tasty and simple – an easy everyday dish or great to serve at a dinner party.
Recipe courtesy Seafood from Norway
Serves: 4
Prep and cooking time: 20-30 minutes
Skill level: Easy
Ingredients
400g pasta
800g cod fillet
2tbsp butter
300ml double cream
2 cloves of garlic
1 pack of sugar snap peas
2 lemons
1 handful of fresh parsley
salt and pepper
Method
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Finely chop the garlic and sauté gently in a small saucepan.
- Juice and zest one of the lemons.
- Pour in the cream and the juice and zest of one lemon.
- Bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper.
- Set aside and keep warm.
- Fry the cod in a frying pan.
- Cut the sugar snap peas lengthwise and chop the parsley.
- Drain the water from the pasta but leave a little of the water – about 50 ml.
- Pour in the cream sauce and stir well.
- If you want a slightly more citrusy flavour, add some extra lemon zest.
- Serve the pasta in deep pasta dishes. Top with the cod pieces, sugar snap peas and chopped parsley. Add salt and pepper as desired.