Cod in tomato sauce with bread
Cod fillets cooked in homemade tomato sauce with peppers, served with soft bread for dipping. This complete meal is made in one pan, and you can make it much milder if strong flavours are not sitting well with you.
At a glance
- Prep10 min
- Cooking20 min
- Total30 min
- Servings2 servings
- DifficultyMedium
Allergens
- Gluten
- Fish
Who this recipe is for
Fish with sauce and bread for dipping: fits into the weekly menu for people with cancer as a complete meal.
Ingredients
Quantities for 2 servings. Tick off what you already have.
Step by step
- Gently sauté the chopped onion in the pan with the oil for 5 minutes. If sautéed food does not agree with you, cook it in a little stock instead, without frying.
- Add the chopped peppers and cook until soft (in the stock if you did not sauté the onion).
- Add the homemade tomato sauce, a pinch of salt and the spices, and simmer for 5 minutes to reduce.
- Season the cod with salt and pepper, place it on top of the sauce and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until it flakes easily.
- Serve with the soft bread on the side for dipping.
Adaptations
How to change it depending on the day. Each change keeps the dish, it does not replace it.
Mouth sores or dry mouth
If you have mouth sores, leave it for another day: tomato is acidic and can irritate them. Steamed cod with mashed potato serves the same purpose.
Poor appetite
Serve only the fish and sauce, without bread, and drizzle with an extra tablespoon of olive oil.
Altered taste
If you do not tolerate strong flavours, steam the cod without sauce and serve it with white rice or boiled potato.
What it provides
Cod provides protein, is low in fat and is easy to digest. Tomato and pepper provide vitamin C, and bread provides carbohydrates. Olive oil supplies the fat.
The dietitian's tip
To make the sauce from scratch, simmer crushed tomatoes with a little oil and salt for 20 minutes. Make extra and freeze it in portions to use in several meals during the week. If you freeze the soft bread already sliced, you can toast it when needed.
It is part of the weekly menu for people with cancer. Also from the same menu: oven-baked breaded hake and creamy monkfish rice.
What a recipe is not
This recipe fits into a plan; it does not replace one. It cures nothing and it is not calculated for one particular person: the quantities are indicative and will need adjusting to your case.
If you have a medical condition, take medication or follow a prescribed diet, check with your doctor or your dietitian before changing anything.
Where this recipe comes from
The main guide
Nutrition for people with cancer: what to eat during treatment
During treatment, the symptom you have each week decides what to adapt. Avoid blanket restrictions and ask for help if you lose…
The menu it belongs to
Weekly menu for people with cancer, with adaptations for symptoms
Planning the week helps when you do not know what you will feel like eating tomorrow. Having the menu in writing can…
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