Spiced Fish: Cod with Sweet Potato Mash

This spiced fish recipe features pan-roasted cod coated with garam masala, along with an easy sweet potato mash and a puréed raisin and wine sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 ounce whole milk
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 8 ounces cod (~2 fillets)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• pinch sea salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. 2--- Make the Sweet Potato Mash and Raisin Sauce: ---
3. 3Peel and roughly dice sweet potatoes. Add to a medium pot, and cover with water. Bring water to a boil, and reduce to simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender (about 10 minutes).
4. 4Drain potatoes, and mash with a fork. Add butter, milk, and maple syrup, and mash to incorporate. Salt to taste.
5. 5--- Raisin Sauce: ---
6. 6If using a Standard Blender or Food Processor: Place raisins in a heat-proof bowl, and pour boiling water over them until they're covered. Soak for 5-10 minutes, and drain the water.If using a High-Performance Blender (such as a Vitamix): You can skip this step.
7. 7Purée the raisins, wine and maple syrup in a blender. Add to a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, and cover to keep warm.
8. 8--- Pan-Roasting Cod: ---
9. 9Pat cod dry, and sprinkle with salt. Rub garam masala onto the fish.Heat butter in an oven-safe pan (such as a cast iron pan) over medium-high heat.Add cod to pan, and cook 4 minutes. Move the entire pan into the oven, and roast 5 minutes per 1 inch thickness, until the cod is no longer translucent.
10. 10Serve cod over a bed of the sweet potato mash, with raisin sauce on the side. Garnish with diced green onion if desired.