National Bosses Day 2009: Impress your boss with a homemade meal!

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National Bosses Day is tomorrow and if you you to do something extra special, bring in a home cooked meal.  I almost sorta like to cook–as long as it’s easy and good, I’m with it!  Check out this fab recipe for pan-seared cod with preserved-lemon aioli as seen on the Today Show that was engineered by Top Chef judge,  Gail Simmons.  The best thing about  it: only takes only 20 minutes and looks delicious.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup mayonnaise
1 preserved lemon, peel only, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 tablespoon water
pinch of cayenne
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
four 6-ounce skinless cod fillets
1/4 cup Wondra flour
DIRECTIONS

In a blender, puree the mayonnaise with the preserved lemon, garlic, water, cayenne and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season the aioli with salt and pepper and scrape it into a small bowl.

In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season the cod fillets with salt and pepper and dust with the flour. Cook the fish over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden on the outside and white throughout, about 10 minutes total. Transfer the cod to plates and serve with the lemon aioli.

TIPS

The aioli is creamy and also can be used as a dipping sauce for roasted potatoes. It can be made up to 4 days in advance.

Note from Today Show website:
Preserved lemons are a Moroccan ingredient made by macerating whole lemons in lemon juice and salt until very soft. The lemon pulp is often discarded and the peel is used. They’re available at specialty food shops.
Keep it strictly fab!

Comments

  1. Jd Webb says:

    Thanks for putting the thought in and writing it

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