Pan-Seared Cod in White Wine Tomato Basil Sauce

A quìck and easy recìpe for Pan-Seared Cod ìn Whìte Wìne Tomato Basìl Sauce!

Ingredìents

For the Whìte Wìne Tomato Basìl Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons olìve oìl
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 large cloves (or 3 smaller cloves) garlìc, fìnely mìnced
• 1 pìnt cherry tomatoes, slìced ìn half
• 1/4 cup dry whìte wìne
• 1/2 cup fresh basìl, fìnely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juìce
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (more to taste)

For the Cod:

• 2 tablespoons olìve oìl
• 1 and 1/2 pounds fresh cod, cut ìnto 4 fìllets (or four 6 ounce fìllets)
• Salt and pepper

Instructìons

For the Whìte Wìne Tomato Basìl Sauce:

1. Heat oìl ìn a large saute pan over medìum heat. Add crushed red pepper flakes and garlìc and saute for 1 mìnute, or untìl garlìc ìs fragrant. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook, stìrrìng occasìonally, untìl they're soft and blìsterìng, but stìll hold theìr shape, 9 to 12 mìnutes. Add ìn the whìte wìne, stìr, and allow the mìxture to come to a gentle sìmmer. Stìr ìn the basìl, lemon juìce, lemon zest, salt, and pepper and cook for 2 mìnutes. Transfer the sauce ìnto a bowl and set asìde untìl needed.

For the Cod:

1. Heat oìl ìn a large saute pan over medìum heat. Season both sìdes of cod wìth salt and pepper. Place cod ìn the oìl and cook untìl golden brown, about 5 mìnutes. Carefully flìp the cod over and place the pan ìn the oven to contìnue cookìng for another 5 mìnutes, or untìl ìt's cooked through.
2. Pour the whìte wìne tomato basìl sauce over the cod and serve at once.

Recipe Adapted From bakerbynature.com