Roasted Cod with Red Pepper and Fennel Sauce

Name: Roasted Cod with Red Pepper and Fennel Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: For the red pepper sauce:; 2 red peppers; roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves; finely chopped; ½ red chilli; deseeded and roughly chopped; 1 tsp chopped rosemary; ½ fennel bulb; finely chopped; 300ml vegetable stock; For the roasted cod:; 4 x 100g cod fillets; 3cm thick; 1 lemon; juice only; 1 tbsp chopped dill; Olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Wilted spinach; to serve; Lemon wedges; to serve; Small sprigs of rosemary; to garnish

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Ingredients

For the red pepper sauce:
2 red peppers, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
½ red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 tsp chopped rosemary
½ fennel bulb, finely chopped
300ml vegetable stock
For the roasted cod:
4 x 100g cod fillets, 3cm thick
1 lemon, juice only
1 tbsp chopped dill
Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Wilted spinach, to serve
Lemon wedges, to serve
Small sprigs of rosemary, to garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 7.
To roast the peppers, place them in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until charred, remove and place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave for 15 minutes and the skin will easily peel off. Deseed and roughly chop and set aside.
To make the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan, add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds before adding the chilli and rosemary. Add the chopped fennel and sauté for about 4 to 5 minutes stirring from time to time. Add the roasted red peppers and stock and leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes, stirring from time to time and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Blend ¾ of the sauce until smooth and return it into the remaining sauce. Set aside.
To roast the cod, reduce the oven temperature to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5. Drizzle a little olive oil into a roasting pan, place the cod fillets into the pan. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Sprinkle over the lemon juice and dill and roast for 12 to 15 minutes until the fish is cooked. Test this by inserting a knife into the fish and it should flake away.
To serve, spoon the wilted spinach on a serving platter, place the cods on top. Spoon over some sauce. Arrange the lemon wedges on the side and a sprig of rosemary on top.