Cod Fillets Provencale

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 Green pepper; deseeded and

1 397 gram can chopped

2 ts Cornflour; blended with a

2 tb olive oil

2 tb Tomato puree

500 g Cod fillet fresh or frozen;

2 tb Freshly chopped parsley or

; portions (1lb)

; necessary, into 4

1 lg Onion; sliced

Salt

1 Clove garlic; crushed, up to

1 Red pepper; deseeded and

; sliced

300 ml Fish stock; (1/2 pint)

; sliced

8 Pitted black olives; halved

; little cold water


Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2. Add the peppers, choppped tomatoes, puree, most of the parsley or basil and the stock. Mix well and bring to the boil. 3. Reduce the heat and arrange the cod fillets on top. Simmer gently for 7-8 minutes for fresh cod fillets or 10-12 minutes if frozen, carefully turning the fillets over after 5-6 minutes. 4. Remove the cod fillets from the pan and keep warm. Stir in the olives, blended cornflour and seasoning to taste. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, stirring continually until thickened. 5. Transfer to a warmed serving dish and arrange the cod on top. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley or basil and serve immediately. NOTES : A delicious, low in fat supper. Ideally served with boiled new potatoes and summer vegetables.

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