Cod is eaten by peoples of different countries. It is valued for its excellent taste. Also this fish is very healthy. It is rich in protein and amino acids. Phosphorus, potassium, calcium, zinc ... That's not all, cod is non-nutritive, and it contains a small amount of fat. It is worth taking a closer look at people who are watching their figure.
Of course, a lot depends on the cooking method. For example, the calorie content of boiled cod is 78 calories per 100 g of product, and fried cod is much higher (111).
The most useful and easiest way to cook fish is baking in the oven. It does not need to be watched, turned over and stirred. While the cod is baked, you can cook a side dish or do other household chores.
If you are not an experienced chef, our article will help you a lot. We recommend you the 10 most delicious cod recipes in the oven: fillet in batter, sour cream and other interesting options for cooking fish steaks for every day and to the festive table.
Baked fish is simple and delicious, be sure to use our tips and try to cook cod yourself.
10. Spicy
Not expensive and easy to prepare dish. There are few ingredients needed, in fact only fish and herbs. Even a novice cook can handle baked spicy cod.
Products: 2 small codfish, a set of spices for fish, salt.
Prepare the fish, clean it from the insides and bones. If you don’t have the time or desire to cut the cod, choose a filet. It remains only to rub it with salt and seasonings.
By the way, there are no restrictions on this issue. You can choose a ready-made kit or assemble it yourself. Do not forget that European herbs with a delicate aroma are ideal for fish. Eastern spices will be hard. Great combination: fresh mint, tarragon, thyme, lemon sorghum.
It is better to wrap the fish in parchment, otherwise it will turn out to be too dry. Bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
9. With potatoes
If add to cod potatoes, get a hearty dinner for a large family.
Ingredients: 400 g cod fillet, 4 potatoes, half a small package of mayonnaise, 1 carrot, small onion, salt, pepper to taste, vegetable oil.
Cut the cod fillet into pieces. Grate carrots, chop onions, and passer on a small amount of vegetable oil. Cut the peeled potatoes into thin slices.
It remains only to collect our casserole. The first layer is potatoes, the second is cod, top with fried onions and carrots, cover them with a layer of mayonnaise, salt. Bake for 30 minutes.
Useful advice: to make the dish more festive and delicious, sprinkle it with cheese, and before serving, add green onions and dill.
8. With cherry tomatoes
Tomatoes will give the fish a unique taste and will be a wonderful decoration of the dish.
Ingredients: 600 g cod fillet, 12 cherry tomatoes, lemon (you only need juice), salt, pepper, vegetable oil.
Better bake cod with cherry tomatoes in a bag or sleeve. Rinse the fillet, cut it into pieces, sprinkle with salt and pepper, place in a bag. Add 2 tbsp there. tablespoons of oil (sunflower or olive) and sprinkle fish with lemon juice.
Tomatoes need to be cut in half, put to the cod. It is baked very quickly. 20 minutes and you can enjoy a wholesome dinner.
7. With vegetables
There is no specific recipe. It all depends on which vegetables you will choose.
The main ingredients: 1 kg of cod, salt, pepper, seasoning, vegetable oil, vegetables, lemon juice.
The recipe is completely similar to the previous one. Fish is prepared, vegetables are added. You can use the same cherry tomatoes. It goes well with cod squash, cauliflower, potatoes, bell pepper.
If there is no baking bag, put vegetables and fish in a baking sheet. Cover it with foil, so vegetables will reach faster. This dish takes longer, at least 40 minutes. Vegetables need a little more time than fish, so focus on their taste.
6. In soy sauce
Soy sauce needed for the marinade, it will give the fish a piquant taste.
Ingredients: 600 g cod fillet (it is not forbidden to use steaks), lemon juice and soy sauce 50 g each, half a pack of butter, ready seasoning for fish or a mixture of salt and pepper.
Sprinkle cod fillet with seasoning. You can use classic salt and black pepper. For the marinade, mix all the liquid ingredients, melt the butter and add there.
Dip the cod into the marinade. After the incident, half an hour the fish can be baked, no more than 25 - 30 minutes. To keep it juicy, cover the baking sheet with foil.
5. With cheese sauce
Cheese sauce... It sounds delicious, and cooking such a dish is very simple.
Required Products: 700 g cod fillet, cream, cheese, sour cream (100 g each), 1 teaspoon mustard, herbs, salt, pepper.
Grind the cheese, mix it with cream, sour cream, mustard. For a homogeneous structure, you can use a blender. Add dill, parsley.
Prepare the fish, put it in a mold and fill it with cheese sauce. Bake for half an hour at 180 degrees. This dish goes well with mashed potatoes.
4. In mayonnaise
Not a very healthy dish, but what a delicious!
Ingredients: 600 g cod fillet, small package of mayonnaise, onion, oil for greasing the pan, black pepper, salt.
Place the prepared cod fillet in a greased baking sheet, add salt and pepper. Cut the onion into thin rings, lay on top and fill the fish with mayonnaise.
Useful advice: Cod in mayonnaise is best served with fresh vegetables, as this is a fairly high-calorie dish. Or you can bake vegetables with fish.
3. With sour cream
This dish is similar to the previous one. Let's not repeat, the ingredients are similar, just take 250 g instead of mayonnaise sour cream. What fat content to choose? It is up to you. If you follow your figure, choose with a low percentage of fat.
Be sure to add greens: finely chopped dill, parsley.
2. In foil
Prepare cod in foil - pure pleasure. The biggest plus is that you don’t have to wash the form. Maximum results with minimum effort.
Ingredients: 600 g cod fillet, carrots, Bulgarian pepper, onions - one each, black pepper, salt, sunflower oil.
Finely chop the vegetables, fry a little. Treat cod fillet with salt and pepper, wait 10 minutes, let the fish soak in salt. Lubricate a piece of foil with vegetable oil. Collect the dish: filet - vegetables - filet. Wrap the cod in foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Do not be afraid of experiments. It is not necessary to take the fillet, you can bake whole carcasses of fish or cut them into portions, add lemon or spices.
Useful advice: To protect the fish from burning, wrap the foil so that the matte side is on top. To speed up the cooking process, do the opposite, let the matte surface be inside and the glossy outside. If you put the product on gloss, you can not even lubricate the foil with oil, the fish will not stick.
1. In batter
This dish pleases not only with its taste, but also with its appearance.
Products: 700 g cod fillet, eggs (3 - 4 pieces), milk and flour - in a glass, salt.
Cod, wash, pat dry with paper towels, rub with a mixture of salt and pepper. It is necessary to leave her for half an hour.
Cook batter, After mixing all the other components, beat them well with a whisk. Dip each piece of cod in batter and spread on a greased and preheated baking sheet. For baking, 40 minutes will be enough.