How to cook smoked coley

Smoked coley is a highly nutritious and healthy recipe and is great for diet-conscious people as it is low in fat and is very delicious. It is mostly served with tomato-based sauces. Coley is generally combined with different ingredients like butter beans, celery, onions and courgette to get that mouth-watering taste. It is generally garnished with bread crumbs, parsley and lemon zest to attain a perfect looks with the required taste. This is a strongly flavored dish with a very refreshing taste. Smoked coley tastes nice and stores all the nutrients in it, thus it is healthy and tasty. Smoked coley is very much like smoked Haddock but it is a cheaper option if you are on a budget. Read the steps given below to learn how to cook smoked coley.

Complexity Level: Moderate

Time required: 60-75 minutes

Resources required:

1. Smoked coley: 320g (washed, patted dry and sliced into half-inch cubes)

2. Low-fat butter spread: 10g/1 teaspoon

3. Celery: 2 sticks (topped, tailed, washed and finely chopped)

4. Courgette: ½ (washed and sliced into rough dice)

5. Tomatoes: 400g

6. Tomato puree: 1 teaspoon

7. Sweeteners: 2

8. Bay leaf: 1

9. Fine herbs: 1 teaspoon (usually a mix of parsley, chervil, chive and tarragon)

10. Vegetable stock: ½ pint

11. Butter beans: 410g (drained and rinsed in cold water)

12. Lemon: 1 (juiced and zested)

13. Onion: 1 medium-sized (peeled and finely chopped)

14. Salt and pepper :According to the taste

15. Wheaten bread: 2 slices

16. Parsley: 2 tablespoons

Instructions:

1. Making the sauce:

• Take a large pan and heat it. Add onion, cougrette and celery and fry it for some time.
• After frying it for about 8-10 minutes, add tomatoes, bay leaves, tomato puree, herbs, sweeteners and stock.
• Stir it and simmer it for 20 minutes. Make sure it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Continuous stirring is required to prevent it from sticking to the pan.

2. Adding the fish:

Add butter beans, lemon juice and fish and gently stir it and let it cook for another 6-8 minutes till the fish is done.

3. Preparing bread crumbs:

• In another pan put butter and add breadcrumbs and cook it till crispy and brown. Butter will add the divine taste to it.
• Add lemon zest and parsley to it.

4. Garnishing:

• Add salt and pepper to the tomato sauce according to your taste.
• Transfer the sauce into a warmed bowl and finally sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How can you prepare a fish pie?

The process of making fish pie is quite simple. First boil the fish in milk. Then take out the fish from the milk after boiling it. Use this milk to prepare the sauce. Flake the fish and take out all the bones. Now mix the fish in the sauce along with chopped leeks and 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs. Let it cook for some time until the leeks get tender. Transfer it into a Pyrex bowl. Garnish it with fluffy mashed spuds to give it a robust taste.

Quick tips:

1. It can be easily prepared in no time for unexpected guests. Simply follow the steps till the second step and serve individually with parsley.
2. It can also be garnished with a dollop of fresh cream to give it a different and refreshing look.
3. You can serve it with any bread of your choice.

Things to watch out for:

1. Avoid overcooking of fish to preserve all the flavors.
2. Remove all the bones before giving it to the children.
3. Add extra milk to enhance the flavors for children as they may not like the smoked flavor.
4. Don’t leave breadcrumbs unattended as it can burn, so simply remove it from fire when it is crispy.
5. Avoid using frozen coley as it tends to break. Fresh coley is the better option.