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Stir Fried Cod Cheeks

Incredibly simple, bright, fragrant, and delicious!
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Seafood
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lime for zest and juice
  • 1 lb cod cheeks
  • 2 red chili peppers julienned, type dependent on heat tolerance
  • 4 garlic cloves finely sliced
  • 1" piece of ginger peeled and julienned
  • 2 scallions finely sliced
  • couple of dashes of fish sauce we used Maine Garum available at Harbor Fish Market

Instructions

  • Finely zest and juice half the lime.
  • Add the olive oil to a hot pan, stir fry the cod cheeks with the chili pepper, garlic, ginger, and scallions.
  • Once the fish is cooked (about 4-5 minutes), remove from the heat and plate.
  • Once plated drizzle on the lime juice and sprinkle with lime zest. Eat immediately!

Notes

For this dish, we used Maine Garum, a Maine made umami sauce made from local raised eels!  Regular store bought fish sauce will work nicely too!
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