PAN-FRIED COD WITH PEAS AND PANCETTA AND SWEET POTATO CRISPS
Ingredients
- 4 portions thick cod fillet
- olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 slices grilled
- crispy pancetta
- 200g/7oz cauliflower and potato mash
- 4 thin strips of sweet potato
- deep-fried
- 15g/½oz butter
- 50g/2oz pancetta
- diced
- 1 small onion
- finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- crushed
- 2 tbsp horseradish cream
- dash of white wine
- 150ml/6fl oz double cream
- 350g/12oz frozen peas
- pinch of caster sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz reduced chicken stock
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- To make the sauce
- first sauté the diced pancetta until crisp
- then add the onion and garlic and soften without allowing them to colour
- Add the horseradish and wine and simmer
- then add the reduced stock and the cream.
- Add the peas and sugar. Stir and season.
- Simmer for a few minutes.
- Brush the cod fillets with olive oil
- season and pan-fry until browned
- then finish in the oven to cook.
- Place the cauliflower and potato mash in the centre of the plate and top with the cod and pancetta and sweet potato crisps. Spoon the sauce around to serve.

