Cod with leek and cheese sauce
- Preparation and cooking time
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- Serves 2
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- 150g Cod filletloin/steakskinless and boneless
- 200ml Milk
- 2 Sprigs of fresh thyme
- 25g Butter
- 75g Leekssliced
- 50g Cheddar cheese
- 1tbsp Plain flour
Method
step 1
In a pan, place cod with milk and thyme. Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for around 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
step 2
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt the butter and cook the leek till soft.
step 3
Drain the milk from the cod and add it to the leek mixture. Set the cod aside. Add the flour and stir in the milk gradually to make a paste. Add the cheese, bring to the boil and keep stirring for about 3 minutes or until the sauce thickens and the cheese has melted.
step 4
Mash the fish, carefully checking for any bones and mix with fish sauce. Add one tablespoon of water if too thick. If you want to reserve a few spoonfuls of sauce to use as a topping, pick out leek pieces if serving to a young baby.