Italian cuisine sees him as the protagonist of numerous dishes: in Vicenza, Livorno, in the oven, with olives, or in Venetian style. But the recipe that wants undisputed King throughout Italy of Christmas dinners and New Year's Eve dinner is the fried cod. Have you ever tried it?
Fried cod: how to cook it to the fullest
A dish of the Roman tradition, particularly loved during the Christmas holidays, which conquers for its goodness and simplicity of preparation. In fact, just a few easy steps and a handful of minutes to bring this delicious second to the table. But for cook it smoothly, it is important to follow these tips: choose only fresh and quality fish, let the cod soak in water for a few hours to partially desalt it and when it is fried, pour it in a pan only with hot oil, taking care to turn each cube to obtain a homogeneous browning.
Which side dish for fried cod?
Perfect to accompany this dish is a fresh salad of lettuce and cherry tomatoes, to taste garnished with olives, onions and corn. Even the potatoes go well with the fried cod, baked and with little seasoning will be perfect.
But that extra touch comes from the accompanying sauce, try to serve it with a mustard sauce. Irresistible!
And now we discover how to bring the table to the table Fried cod with mustard sauce.
People: 2
Difficulty: easy
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
400 g breadcrumbs
250 g salt cod
100 g flour
3 eggs
50 g mustard
1 l seed oil
Salt to taste
Method
Clean the cod and cut it into cubes.
Beat the eggs in a bowl.
Pass each cube of cod first in the flour, then – using a fork – in the eggs and finally in the breadcrumbs.
Heat the seed oil to 180 ° in a pan and fry the cubes of cod until golden brown.
Add a pinch of salt, serve and serve with the mustard sauce.
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