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Cod Provençal with Tomatoes, Capers and Olives

🇫🇷 France · Provence

Servings: 4 Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced into half rounds
  • 2 large tomatoes, diced small
  • 6-7 sprigs flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme, stemmed (plus extra for garnish)
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 15-20 black olives, preferably pitted
  • 10-15 caper berries (or 2 tbsp capers)
  • 4 cod loins
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Steps

  1. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook 2-3 minutes until onion softens and turns translucent.
  2. Add tomatoes, parsley, thyme, red pepper flakes, pepper, and salt. Cover and cook 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes soften.
  3. Stir in the olives and capers.
  4. Drizzle cod loins with lemon juice and season both sides with salt and pepper. Nestle cod into the pan on top of the sauce, garnish with extra thyme if desired, cover, and cook about 5 minutes until just cooked through.
  5. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes to taste. Serve immediately.

Source: www.pardonyourfrench.com