Yesterday Meri and I went to Costco to grab a few things and saw that they had wild caught Atlantic cod at a good price. I was hoping to find decent fish to eat at some point this week, so that seemed like a good idea.
I consulted "the Google" to find a recipe, since I have never cooked Cod. I found a recipe for Poached Cod with Cabbage and Peas. That sounded interesting and I happened to have 1/2 a head of cabbage sitting in the fridge with no particular recipe in mind. While the cabbage and peas were sauteing, I grabbed the package of cod and found... a worm trying to wiggle its way out of the package.
I am not super squeamish, I worked at a salmon cannery in Alaska one summer for heaven's sake, but I am also not one for feeding my family parasites. So once again, I consulted "the Google" and learned that the worm in the flesh just meant that it was "fresh" and was not to be worried about in the same way as a hookworm or other intestine bound worm. I have picked tapeworms out of salmon roe (just part of roe processing), so I know what they look like. This cod worm was not that type of worm. So, after a good Google search, I just picked the worm out of the fish, inspected the fish well for any other interesting things, washed it, and cooked it.
The dinner was delicious! Because of the worm, I probably over poached the fish, it was falling apart when I took it out of the liquid. Luckily cod is a nice firm fish and the extra cooking just meant a little more time to absorb the yummy poaching liquid. The recipe called for adding chicken broth and lemon juice to the saute pan (after you remove the cabbage and peas). I squeezed 1/2 of a fresh lemon into a bit of chicken broth and added a bit of white wine too (a late harvest Riesling). I served it with a bit of fresh lemon, that was nice to squeeze onto the fish and a bit of the same white wine for the adults.
I consulted "the Google" to find a recipe, since I have never cooked Cod. I found a recipe for Poached Cod with Cabbage and Peas. That sounded interesting and I happened to have 1/2 a head of cabbage sitting in the fridge with no particular recipe in mind. While the cabbage and peas were sauteing, I grabbed the package of cod and found... a worm trying to wiggle its way out of the package.
I am not super squeamish, I worked at a salmon cannery in Alaska one summer for heaven's sake, but I am also not one for feeding my family parasites. So once again, I consulted "the Google" and learned that the worm in the flesh just meant that it was "fresh" and was not to be worried about in the same way as a hookworm or other intestine bound worm. I have picked tapeworms out of salmon roe (just part of roe processing), so I know what they look like. This cod worm was not that type of worm. So, after a good Google search, I just picked the worm out of the fish, inspected the fish well for any other interesting things, washed it, and cooked it.
The dinner was delicious! Because of the worm, I probably over poached the fish, it was falling apart when I took it out of the liquid. Luckily cod is a nice firm fish and the extra cooking just meant a little more time to absorb the yummy poaching liquid. The recipe called for adding chicken broth and lemon juice to the saute pan (after you remove the cabbage and peas). I squeezed 1/2 of a fresh lemon into a bit of chicken broth and added a bit of white wine too (a late harvest Riesling). I served it with a bit of fresh lemon, that was nice to squeeze onto the fish and a bit of the same white wine for the adults.
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| Poached Cod over sauteed cabbage and peas |
1 comment:
That sounds simply delicious! I don't know if I would have been able to get past the worm :/ Thank goodness for the Google to assure us that a little worm never hurt anyone :)
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