Cod with Tomato & Chorizo sauce

Another dish to add to the quick dinners piles today - Cod with Tomato & Chorizo Sauce. Firstly chop about 50g of chorizo sausage into small pieces, I cut a length of the sausage in 4 lengthways then chop each section up relatively thinly, before frying these in a saucepan with a dash of oil and a sliced garlic clove.

Cod with tomato & chorizo sauce

After a few minutes cooking when the chorizo has given up it's fat and the garlic has browned a little, I add a can of chopped tomatoes and bring the mixture to the boil before simmering for 15 minutes. Next I sit the cod fillets in the sauce to poach for around 10-15 minutes and at the same time I place cut runner beans in a sieve above the saucepan to steam. Some efficient one pan action there and a tasty meal in about half an hour. Other may want to have bread or rice to soak up the spicy sauce, but I don't bother. The sauce goes surprisingly well with the fish and the distinctly sweet runner beans. As a treat I have ripe cherries for afters taking pleasure in spitting the stones into a ceramic bowl enjoying the pinging sound as they land.

Cherries