Culinary Cod Liver Recipes

Most of us already know about the benefits of cod liver oil; good source of Omega-3 fatty acid, high amount of Vitamin D, helps reduce inflammation and so on. What most of us don’t know is how delicious cod liver itself actually is. If you’ve never given it a try before, now’s the time to do it. Here are some tasty ways to prepare this surprisingly savory ingredient:

Cod Liver Carbonara

Prep Time: 30 min

Ingredients

• 1 Tin of Cod Liver
• 200g of Pasta
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• 2 Shallot
• 130g of Cod Fillet
• 2 Tablespoons of Parsley
• 2 Tablespoons of White Wine
• 10 sprigs of Parsley
• 2 Tablespoons of Fish Stock
• 2 Tablespoons of White Wine
• 2 Egg Yolks
• ½ Lemon
• 20g of Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper (Add according to preference)

1. Boil a pot of water, add in a pinch of salt and cook pasta al dente. Drain and set pasta aside.
2. Chop the cloves of garlic and shallots, heat some olive oil in a frying pan and toss in the chopped vegetables. Cook until fragrant.
3. Chop cod fillet and add to the pan. Cook for approximately 3 minutes.
4. Add cod liver and cook for about 3 more minutes.
5. Add in the white wine and fish stock and wait till reduced.
6. In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with grated parmesan cheese and season with black pepper.
7. Add in the egg mixture to the pasta and mix well.
8. Chop the parsley, squeeze some lemon juice, mix and enjoy.

Cod Liver Pate

Prep Tim: 10 Min

Ingredients:

• 1 Tin of Cod Liver
• 1 Boiled Egg
• 1 Small Boiled Potato
• 1 Small Onion
• 20 g of Hard Cheese
• 1 Tablespoon of Mustard

1. Chop the onion into small pieces and mix in mustard
2. Pour the onion/mustard mixture with hot boiling water.
3. Boil for two minutes and strain the water. Let the sauce cool down.
4. Mash the cod liver with a fork and mix it with the sauce.
5. Puree the potato, grate the cheese and mix in with the liver.
6. Grate the egg and mix with the pate mixture.
7. Let the pate cool down and enjoy on a slice of toasted bread or a cracker.

Cod Liver Salad

Prep Time: 30 Min

Ingredients:

• 1 Tin of Cod Liver
• 2-3 Small Potatoes
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Small Carrot
• Several Prunes
• Green Onion (to taste)
• 100g of Mayonnaise
• Salt (to taste)
• Pinch of Black Pepper

1. Boil, chill and clean the shell off the eggs. Separate outer layer from yolk.
2. Open the tin of cod liver, pour oil off the top and then break the liver with a fork.
3. In a rounded glass bowl, create the first layer with grated boiled potatoes.
4. Create the next layer with cod liver and a little mayonnaise
5. Cut the feather of the green onions into rings, place on top of the cod liver and add a little mayonnaise
6. Add a layer of grated boiled carrots and add in a little more mayonnaise
7. Wash the prunes and pre-heat them in boiling water. Cut out the dried portion and put them on top of the carrots and add mayonnaise
8. Add on the crush egg yolks as the final layer
9. You can decorate the salad with herbs, cranberries, pomegranate seeds and a wide number of other toppings

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