Baked Cod in A Creamy Butter and Chive Sauce

As you all know by now, I had quite a feast for St. Patrick’s Day, and offered a wide variety of traditional Irish foods for the day’s events. One of the dishes I made was some baked cod in a creamy butter and chive sauce. Needless to say, it was a big hit. None was left over at the end of the feasting, which is ALWAYS a good sign. 🙂 I don’t think anyone was expecting fish, but everyone was glad I made it.

We love fish and eat fish often, particularly when we are traveling. Offering fish, and particularly cod on this day, was a light and refreshing option, since everything else was pretty heavy.

Baked Cod in a Creamy Butter Chive Sauce

The recipe called for salmon but I went with cod instead, and I am glad I did too. All of our guests were glad for the cod as well. I also added some sauteed shallots to the dish, to perk it up a bit more. Since we had a big menu, with a lot of different options, I cut my cod pieces in half and made them small.

6 pieces of cod

1 large shallot, diced fine

1 cup dry white wine

salt & pepper to taste

4 TBSP butter

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped fine

1.4 cup chopped parsley

beurre manie – equal portions of butter and flour mixed together as a thickener

Preheat the oven to 350* F or 180*C.

Spray baking dish with cooking spray.

Saute the shallots in butter for about 3-5 minutes, or until softened and translucent.

Spread the cooked shallots on the bottom of the prepared pan. Add the cod on top of the shallots.

Season with salt and pepper and add the butter on top of the fish. Then add the wine.

Bake for about 15 minutes.

When the fish is cooked, pour some of the juice into a pan, and add the buerre manie. Cook until the buerre manie is completely incorporated into the juice and the sauce begins to thicken. Add the chopped chives and parsley. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve immediately. This dish got rave reviews from everyone. It was a big hit.

Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.