Cod fillet with bell pepper cream.
Traditional and Bimby recipe.
Today I want to offer you a light and elegant dish for an important dinner.
With its simplicity and taste, it will make you look great.
The delicacy of the cod accompanied by the strong flavor of the bell pepper cream is the right combination. You can use any type of fish fillet, and if you like, you could enrich the dish with chopped pistachios.

Recipes thought for you:

Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stove, Microwave
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

233.28 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 233.28 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 5.83 (g) of which sugars 3.86 (g)
Proteins 25.95 (g)
Fat 12.63 (g) of which saturated 3.09 (g)of which unsaturated 1.46 (g)
Fibers 1.60 (g)
Sodium 314.68 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

For the bell pepper cream

1.75 oz onion
9 oz red bell peppers
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
5.5 oz cow ricotta
to taste salt
1.3 lbs cod fillets (also frozen)
to taste roast spices (for fish)
1 bunch chopped parsley
to taste salt
to taste pepper

Cod Fillet with Bell Pepper Cream

Tools

Frying Pan
Microwave Oven
Plastic Wrap
Knife
Cutting Board

Preparation: Cod Fillet with Bell Pepper Cream

Traditional Recipe

In a frying pan, add the extra virgin olive oil and the chopped onion. Let it sauté for a few minutes.
Add the bell peppers cut into ¾ inch chunks, salt, and stir. Lower the heat, cover, and cook for 10 minutes or until soft.
At the end of cooking, add the ricotta and blend with an immersion blender.
I make the ricotta at home, click here.
Place the fish fillets on a serving plate and season them with fish spices, I make them like this, click here.
Salt and pepper them.
Cover with plastic wrap and cook in the microwave for about 6 minutes. Check and extend a few more minutes if necessary.
Alternatively, you can cook the fillets in a double boiler or sear them in a pan.
Now that the fish is cooked, transfer it to plates and drizzle with the bell pepper cream, parsley, and a grind of pepper. Serve hot.
Here is the Cod Fillet with Bell Pepper Cream ready.
Place parchment paper in the Varoma and its tray, and arrange the cod fillets inside. Season them with fish spices, salt, and pepper to taste.
I make the spices at home, click here for the recipe.
Close the lid and set aside.
Put the parsley in the bowl. Chop for 10 sec speed 5. Gather with the spatula and set aside in a small bowl.
Put the onion in the bowl, chop: 5 sec./speed 5. Gather at the bottom with the spatula, and
add 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and sauté: 3 min./250°F/speed 1.
Add the bell peppers cut into ¾ inch chunks, place the lid with the Varoma, and cook: 15 min./212°F/speed 1.
At the end of cooking, remove the Varoma, and keep the fish warm, while in the bowl add the ricotta, and half a teaspoon of salt: blend: 20 sec./speed 7. Transfer to a bowl.
Arrange the fillets on plates and drizzle with the bell pepper cream, parsley, and a grind of pepper. Here is the Cod Fillet with Bell Pepper Cream ready, serve hot.
You can also use the cream to dress pasta.