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Cod Arracanato

Baked Cod With Golden Breadcrumbs and Raisins
Photograph by Isa Zapata. Food Styling by Cyd McDowell. Prop Styling by Paige Hicks

鳕鱼是瘦肉鱼,可以需要一些帮助flavor department. In this twist on baccalà arrancanato, a salt cod dish popular in Molise along the Adriatic coast of Italy, fresh cod gets a boost from a handful of pantry staples such as breadcrumbs, raisins, and lemon. A healthy pour of olive oil gives the fish some needed richness while a splash of white wine helps to create just enough sauciness. A minute or two under the broiler at the end makes the nutty, raisin-studded breadcrumb topping golden, crunchy, and quite delicious. Since fresh cod doesn’t require soaking like salt cod, this recipe is ideal for a weeknight meal served with rice.—Anna Gass

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

4–6 servings

¼ cup raisins
¼ cup dry white wine
1½–2 lb. skinless, boneless cod or other firm white fish fillets
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more
Freshly cracked black pepper
7 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
½ cup breadcrumbs
¼ cup pine nuts
1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 garlic clove, finely grated
Parsley and lemon wedges (for serving)
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Place raisins in a small bowl and pour wine over (wine should cover raisins).

    Step 2

    Pat fish dry with paper towels and season on both sides with salt and pepper. Drizzle bottom of a broilerproof baking dish large enough to fit fish with 3 Tbsp. oil. Arrange fish in baking dish.

    Step 3

    Mix breadcrumbs, pine nuts, lemon zest, oregano, garlic, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a small bowl.

    Step 4

    Holding back raisins, drizzle wine evenly over fish. Stir raisins into breadcrumb mixture, then spoon mixture over fish, patting to adhere. Drizzle remaining 4 Tbsp. oil over top.

    Step 5

    Bake fish until flesh is opaque and beginning to flake, 13–16 minutes.

    Step 6

    Heat broiler. Broil fish until breadcrumbs are crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes.

    Step 7

    Scatter parsley over fish; serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

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  • Tasty and so very easy. I was at my MIL's house for the holidays and she had purchased way too much fish for another dish earlier in our stay so we needed a way to use up the rest in a hurry. Even with all the grocery stores closed, we were able to pull this off since most everything is pantry-based. The only sub we made was slivered almonds in lieu of pine nuts and while certainly not as luxurious, it was entirely serviceable and would make a fine budget-savvy substitution. The only variance in technique was to toss the breadcrumb mixture—sans lemon zest—and oil in a small skillet and brown over the stovetop. I find this gives it a far more even color compared to using the broiler, and every crumb gets deliciously golden and crisp. Once the breadcrumbs were browned, I tossed in the zest, sprinkled over the fish, and baked per the recipe instructions.

    • andreayung23

    • Northern California

    • 3/30/2023

  • Delicious. Use center/thick cut of cod.

    • Anonymous

    • NYC

    • 12/11/2022

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