Orca Bay Seafoods

• Josh Mackey
• Marketing
• jmackey@orcabayfoods.com

Renton, WA — December 3, 2012

Alaskan Cod with Roasted Garlic & Asiago Crust- Serves 4

This recipe is inspired by one of our customers Barbara, who posted this original recipe on her website: http://penguintrax.com/?p=269. We thought the recipe sounded wonderful so we followed her carefully prepared instructions and made this excellent recipe to share with all of you!

Be warned! This recipe has lots of garlic! So if you love garlic, you’ll love this dish!  

Ingredients:

4 Orca Bay Alaska Cod fillet portions, packaging removed, thawed, rinsed, and patted dry
Peeled cloves from 2 small heads of roasted garlic- about 4 Tbsp.
1/2 C. grated Asiago cheese
1/2 C. dry, unseasoned bread crumbs
Non-stick spray or olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375^oF.  Spray a small baking pan with non-stick spray, or brush liberally with olive oil.
• Place the roasted garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process briefly to break up the cloves.  Add the cheese and process until evenly blended with the garlic.  Add the breadcrumbs and process once more until the mixture is blended. Use a rubber spatula to clean the sides of the bowl and process once more, very briefly, until mixture is homogenous and moist.

• Pat dry the cod fillets using a paper towel, then season both sides of each portion with salt and black pepper.  Pack a layer of crust onto one side of each fillet (this will take about 2 Tbsp. crust mixture per fillet side).  Place fillets crust down on the baking sheet; pack additional crust on the top side of each portion.

• Place in center of preheated oven and bake for  18- 22 minutes until fish is opaque throughout and registers 145^oF. in the center.  Serve immediately.

CHEF’S NOTE:  I really love Barbara’s recipe; it is simple, packed with flavor, and has amazing plate appeal.  Having some extra roasted garlic on hand, I tried one more batch using panko breadcrumbs and a bit of paprika to facilitate browning.  I also backed off a bit on the garlic quantity to satisfy more timid paletes.

Alternative Recipe
Alaskan Cod with Roasted Garlic & Asiago Panko Crust- Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 Orca Bay Alaska Cod fillet portions, packaging removed, thawed, rinsed, and patted dry
Peeled cloves from 1 small head of roasted garlic- about 2 Tbsp.
1/2 C. grated Asiago cheese
1/2 C. panko bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. paprika
Non-stick spray or olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375^oF.  Spray a small baking pan with non-stick spray, or brush liberally with olive oil.
• Place the roasted garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process briefly to break up the cloves.  Add the cheese and process until evenly blended with the garlic.  Add the breadcrumbs and paprika and process once more until the mixture is blended. Use a rubber spatula to clean the sides of the bowl and process once more, very briefly, until mixture is homogenous and moist.
• Follow remaining instructions, above.