Smoked cod linguine/spaghetti

I've posted this recipe under Spaghetti because there was no slot for linguine, however, I do believe that this works best with linguine as it has a chunkier texture and holds the sauce better. Its a simple sauce made of only a very few freshest ingredients. Its the flavour of the smoked fish with the tomatoes and fresh herbs that makes this so delicious.

Serves 2-3

Ingredients

a knob of butter
2 cloves of garlic
1 punnet (about 1/2 llb) of fresh cherry tomatoes/baby plum tomatoes, halved
1 glass of white wine
about 1/4 pint of chicken stock
about 2 teaspoons of thai fish sauce (optional but it enhances the flavour of the fish)
about 1/2 llb of undyed smoked cod or haddock
about 12 raw fresh king prawns
chopped fresh parsley
enough linguine for the number of people served (follow packet instructions)

Poach the smoked fish in milk (either for three or four minutes in the microwave or on the hob) leave to one side.

Boil a large pan of salted water and cook the linguine/spaghetti according to the packet instructions. This can be cooking at the same time as the sauce, as the sauce only takes around 15 minutes.

Melt the butter in a large non-stick frying pan and add the garlic. Fry for a minute or two until soft (do not burn).

Add the cherry tomatoes, the stock and the wine and fish sauce and simmer until the tomatoes have softened and broken down. If it looks too thick, add a little more stock/wine or warm water at this stage until a looser sauce is achieved.

Add the raw king prawns and cook until just pink.

Finally remove the cooked smoked fish from the cooking milk and break up into chunks and add to the sauce. Finally add the fresh chopped parsly freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste(bearing in mind that the smoked cod can quite salty.

Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce in the pan, mix well so the fish and prawns are nicely distributed.

Serve with freshly grated parmesan and more fresh parsley for garnish.

Hope you enjoy it!

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