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Pan fried cod with soy sauce

Name: Pan fried cod with soy sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 Pieces Cod fillets; 1 Cup Corn flour; 0.5 Cup Ginger; 1 Strand Green onion; 1 Tbs Salt; 1 Tbs Pepper; 1 Cup Soy sauce; 1 Tbs MSG; 1 Tbs Rice wine; 1 Tbs Sesame oil

40 min total10 min prepServes 2Ready to cook

Ingredients

2 Pieces Cod fillets

1 CupCorn flour

0.5 CupGinger

1 StrandGreen onion

1 TbsSalt

1 TbsPepper

1 CupSoy sauce

1 TbsMSG

1 TbsRice wine

1 TbsSesame oil

Method / 8 steps

Prepare aromatics • Slice ginger thinly

• Slice green onion (separate white parts and green parts).

Prepare cod • Pat cod fillets dry

• Season lightly with salt and pepper. • Dust evenly with corn flour/starch. Shake off excess.

Step 3

Make the slurry • Mix 1 cup water (or 200 ml) with 1–2 tbsp corn starch until smooth. • Set aside.

Aromatic oil (optional but recommended) • Heat a pan with a little oil

• Add half the ginger and the white parts of the green onion. • Sizzle for 1–2 minutes to infuse flavor. • Remove aromatics from the pan (so they don’t burn) and set aside.

Pan-fry the cod • In the same pan, add a bit more oil if needed

• Add cod fillets and cook about 3–4 minutes per side until golden and cooked through. • Remove cod and keep warm.

Step 6

Build the sauce • In another pan (or clean the first one), add: soy sauce, MSG, and rice wine. • Heat on low for 2–3 minutes. • Slowly stir in the corn-starch slurry until sauce thickens. • Add sesame oil at the end to finish.

Step 7

Finish aromatics • Add the remaining fresh ginger and green onion greens to the sauce for brightness. • Optionally return the earlier sautéed aromatics for additional flavor.

Step 8