Cod fillet with green asparagus & sour cream sauce

Name: Cod fillet with green asparagus & sour cream sauce
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 750 g green asparagus; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 7-10 Tbsp Sugar; 4 Cod fillets (approx. 250 g each); 3 TABLESPOONS Oil; 4 very thin slices of brown bread (from the previous day); 3 TABLESPOONS Flour; 1 TABLESPOON Butter; 250 g ripened cream; 1 TEASPOON Cornstarch; 4 discs air-dried ham (e.g. Parma or Serrano ham); 2 TABLESPOONS Peanut Flips; 7-10 Tbsp Herbs for garnishing

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
35 mins

TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

750 g green asparagus
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
7-10 Tbsp Sugar
4 Cod fillets (approx. 250 g each)
3 TABLESPOONS Oil
4 very thin slices of brown bread (from the previous day)
3 TABLESPOONS Flour
1 TABLESPOON Butter
250 g ripened cream
1 TEASPOON Cornstarch
4 discs air-dried ham (e.g. Parma or Serrano ham)
2 TABLESPOONS Peanut Flips
7-10 Tbsp Herbs for garnishing

Directions

1
Wash the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Cut the stalks diagonally into pieces. Blanch in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and collect 150 ml of boiling water. Quench the asparagus briefly in cold water.
2
Rinse cod and pat dry. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large coated pan. Briefly fry the slices of bread on each side until crispy and remove. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in the frying fat. Season the fish pieces with salt, turn in flour and tap off excess flour.
3
Then fry the fish fillets in the hot pan for about 4 minutes on each side.
4
In the meantime heat butter in a pot. Swivel the asparagus in it and heat it up again briefly. For the sauce, mix sour cream, 100 ml cooking water and starch. Bring to the boil while stirring. Add another 50 ml of cooking water if necessary.
5
Season with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar.
6
Put the fillets on plates. Spread asparagus around the fish, drizzle sauce over it. Put 1 slice of ham on each slice of bread and place it on the fish. Crumble peanut flips over it and garnish with herbs.