Finnan coddie - country cooking

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Smoked cod
¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter
3 tablespoons All-purpose flour
1½ cup Milk
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Ground black pepper
1 cup Diced cooked potatoes
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley leaves plus 4 sprigs for garnish
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh dill
3 tablespoons Fresh bread crumbs

Directions

1. In large skillet, place fish and cover with water; heat to boiling over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer fish 10 minutes or until it flakes easily with a fork. Drain, discard skin and bones, and flake fish; set aside.

2. In same skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat; remove 1 T to small bowl and set aside. Stir flour into remaining butter and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Gradually stir in milk; cook until thickened. Add salt and pepper; cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350'F and butter a shallow baking dish.

3. Gently stir fish, potatoes, chopped parsley, and dill into milk mixture. Transfer to baking dish. Mix bread crumbs with reserved tablespoon of melted butter; sprinkle crumb mixture over top of fish mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until hot and lightly browned. Garnish with parsley sprigs.

Country Cooking/Summer/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary

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