Cod and Potatoes for Two People

Full of flavor and very easy to prepare, this lemon and herb cod filet with crispy garlic potatoes is delicious and a perfect meal for two on a busy weeknight.

Honestly, I had never had fish with a potato dish before. 

I thought it just was not a logical combination, however, after preparing this dish,  I now realize what I have been missing. 

This perfect dinner is also very easy to clean up. 

Just line your baking sheet with aluminum foil and you can just toss it when done.

I highly recommend trying this recipe.

If you like halibut or haddock better, they would make good substitutes for the cod. 

Just make sure the fillets are similar in size so they cook at the same rate. 

Try to get fillets about 1-inch in thickness.  

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Cod and Potatoes with Whiskey Tarter Sauce

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Cod and Potatoes for Two

An easy meal to put together and cook in the oven.

Course Fish & Seafood, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cod, Fish, potatoes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2 people

Author JoAnn

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium-sized russet potatoes sliced 1/4" thick
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• salt and pepper
• 6 ounce skinless cod fillets (2) 1 to 1 1/2-inches thick
• 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 springs of fresh thyme
• 1/2 lemon sliced thin

Instructions

• Make sure oven rack is set to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 425º.
• Prepare a 13 by 9-inch baking sheet with non-stick aluminum foil.
• After slicing potatoes, toss them with 1 - 2 tablespoons of your favorite olive oil and the minced garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper. I just used my hands to mix this up.
• Shingle potatoes onto the baking sheet.
  
• Roast potatoes until edges are brown and just tender, 30-35 minutes, rotating dish halfway through roasting.
• When potatoes are almost done, prepare fish.
• Pat fish dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Once edges are brown on potatoes, remove from oven and carefully place one fillet, skinned side down on top of each potato pile.
  
• Top fish with butter pieces, thyme sprigs, and lemon slices.
• Roast fish and potatoes until fish flakes apart when gently prodded with a paring knife and registers 140º, about 15-20 minutes.
• To serve, slide a spatula underneath potatoes and fillets, gently transferring to individual plates.
• I removed the thyme sprigs and lemon slices to serve.
• I sliced the remaining half of the lemon to serve at the table.

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Whiskey Tarter Sauce

This can accompany any fish or steak dish.

Course Fish & Seafood

Cuisine American

Keyword Fish, tarter sauce

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Chill Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author JoAnn

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of your favorite mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons of sweet pickle relish
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemongrass
• 2 green onions chopped, whole thing
• 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 Tablespoon Jack Daniels Whiskey
• splash of lemon juice
• pinch of salt & pepper

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
• Ideally, chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
• This can be kept in the refrigerator, in an air-tight container for about a week.

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