Curried Cod Recipe
SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Kathy Dunstan
Prep:15 minutes Cook:30 minutes Difficulty:2
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Red Cod
While many North Islanders pour scorn on red cod as an eating fish, further south it is regarded with a little more respect.
At times the waters around the beaches and river mouths ‘run red’ with cod, and rather than curse them – they are not renowned for their ‘sporting attributes’ – anglers in the know catch them for the table.
Red cod fillets require a little aging and are not at their best eaten immediately after filleting. Like ling, red cod is a densely-textured flesh and is best left to thoroughly chill. Leaving well-drained fillets in the refrigerator for a couple of days will do them no harm.
Red cod is good for fish pies and smoked, but you are unlikely to find it in most people’s list of ‘top 10 fish to eat’. It is used quite a bit in the South Island for fish and chips.