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Here's a non-recipe. Most of us are good enough cooks to understand my
improvisation.

I have a bag of frozen cod loins from Sam's club. I took out 2 and put
them in a plastic, zip-lock freezer bag and into a bowl under running
water to defrost.

While they were defrosting, I diced about 1/4 cup of onion and one large
clove of garlic. I rinsed off some frozen diced green bell pepper to
defrost it. Opened a can of no-salt added stewed tomatoes, HEB brand.

Pre-heated oven to 450? F.

Drizzled a little olive oil into a pot and sauteed the onion and garlic.
Added the peppers and dried them off. Added the tomatoes. Then I added
about a cup of frozen, sliced okra. Cooked the frozen okra in the
tomatoes. Added some marjoram and basil (dried) and a couple of squirts
of Cholula sauce. I let this simmer.

Ground up 1/4 cup (or thereabouts) of pecans in the mini food processor.
Put that in a bowl. Grated in about 2 tablespoons of Cajita cheese (you
can use Parm or leave it out)

Lined a pan with foil and oiled the foil. Placed the defrosted and
patted dry cod loins in the pan. Coated each cod loin with Grey Poupon
Dijon mustard, then topped them with the pecan mixture, patting the
pecans into the mustard.

Baked for 12-15 minutes, until fish flaked.

We had a salad, then the fish with the okra tomatoes. Even DH who is
not a big fan of fish, liked it.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
In alt.food.diabetic Janet Wilder wrote:
: Here's a non-recipe. Most of us are good enough cooks to understand my
: improvisation.

: I have a bag of frozen cod loins from Sam's club. I took out 2 and put
: them in a plastic, zip-lock freezer bag and into a bowl under running
: water to defrost.

: While they were defrosting, I diced about 1/4 cup of onion and one large
: clove of garlic. I rinsed off some frozen diced green bell pepper to
: defrost it. Opened a can of no-salt added stewed tomatoes, HEB brand.

: Pre-heated oven to 450? F.

: Drizzled a little olive oil into a pot and sauteed the onion and garlic.
: Added the peppers and dried them off. Added the tomatoes. Then I added
: about a cup of frozen, sliced okra. Cooked the frozen okra in the
: tomatoes. Added some marjoram and basil (dried) and a couple of squirts
: of Cholula sauce. I let this simmer.

: Ground up 1/4 cup (or thereabouts) of pecans in the mini food processor.
: Put that in a bowl. Grated in about 2 tablespoons of Cajita cheese (you
: can use Parm or leave it out)

: Lined a pan with foil and oiled the foil. Placed the defrosted and
: patted dry cod loins in the pan. Coated each cod loin with Grey Poupon
: Dijon mustard, then topped them with the pecan mixture, patting the
: pecans into the mustard.

: Baked for 12-15 minutes, until fish flaked.

: We had a salad, then the fish with the okra tomatoes. Even DH who is
: not a big fan of fish, liked it.
: --
: Janet Wilder
: Way-the-heck-south Texas
: Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Sounds god and a perfect dish for Ash Wednesday:-) One point of
information, what is a cod loin? I thoughonly animals with legs had
loins? This sounds vaguely obscene. Is it fillets form te back end of
the cod or what?

Wendy-Inquiring peole want to know
 
"W. Baker" wrote



Possibly from the recipe, a local rename of lingcod? Don't worry, I've seen
stranger renames. I still have trouble recalling the standard english ones
for many fish due to years in Hawaii and Japan. I'm 50 and 10 of my last 30
have been outside the continental USA.

Also some places call chopped smaller pieces of fish 'loins'. Catfish
'loins' is the more common one to see. I suspect lingcod only because it's
a bit firmer and will stand up to this dish well.
 
W. Baker wrote:

Wendy, you made me LOL. :)

In Newfoundland, people eat cod tongues. Believe it or not.

I was wondering what Cholula sauce is. Also Cajita cheese. Both new to me.
 
On 3/9/2011 8:21 PM, W. Baker wrote:

It's a fat fillet. I don't know why they call them loins. Here's the URL



or the tiny URL http://tinyurl.com/47hqzs8

They are really nice pieces of fish.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
On 3/9/2011 8:38 PM, Janet wrote:

Loved the cod tongues and cod cheeks when w were in Newfoundland. The
tongues were breaded and fried and tasted kind of like fried clams.
Cholula is a hot sauce like Tabasco, but I thin it has a unique flavor
and it doesn't burn my tongue. Cajita cheese is a hard Mexican cheese
that is usually grated. It's just a tad less hard/dry than Parmesan.
Similar in flavor to Parmesan, but less sharp and more salty.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
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