Marinated Cod with Carrots and Onions

Spicy, appetizing, made from ordinary products, delicious! Marinated cod is a classic recipe for a cold fish appetizer, known since Soviet times. It is prepared simply and quickly, but it becomes tastier after it is completely saturated with the marinade, after a few hours.
cook time: 30 min
Noah Merrick
Marinated Cod with Carrots and Onions

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

107
Calories
6g
Fat
7g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Bay leaf 2 pc
Tomato paste (or 90 grams of pureed tomatoes) 30 g
Carrot 250 g
Bulb onions 200 g
Table vinegar (9%) 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 50 g
Peppercorns (a mixture of black and fragrant) 10 pc
Cod 370 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make classic cod marinated with carrots and onions? Prepare your food. Cod is suitable in any form — whole or fillet. Or you can fillet it yourself. If you choose tomato paste, you will need to add 50 ml of water during simmering. Instead of table vinegar, you can use apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the onion, wash and cut into quarters of rings.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the carrots well, peel and grate on a coarse grater.

Step 4

Step 4
Place a frying pan over low heat, it is better if it has a thick bottom. Pour vegetable oil on it for frying. Heat it up a little and add the onions. Fry the onion, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Add carrots to the pan and stir. Fry the vegetables together for about 2 minutes.

Step 6

Step 6
Cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat to low and simmer the onions and carrots for 5 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Then add pureed tomatoes or tomato paste to them. If you have pasta, then add 50 ml of water with it. Add salt, sugar, bay leaves and pepper, and vinegar.

Step 8

Step 8
Mix the vegetables well.

Step 9

Step 9
Cover the pan with a lid and keep the marinade there for a couple of minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
During this time, cut the fish into portions. If it was frozen, then defrost it first by transferring it from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Then rinse the fish under water.

Step 11

Step 11
Push the vegetables in the pan to one side. Place the cod pieces in the empty space.

Step 12

Step 12
Transfer the vegetables to the laid out fish, emptying the other half of the pan. place the remaining pieces there. Scatter the vegetables evenly over the fish.

Step 13

Step 13
Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat to low. Simmer the cod under the marinade for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave the fish to cool under the lid. During this time, it will be saturated with the aromas of the marinade and will become very tasty!

Step 14

Step 14
Serve the marinated cod cold as an appetizer, garnished with your favorite herbs. But even hot, with any side dish, this fish will be good. Bon appetit!

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