Herb and Nut Crusted Cod Fillets

Ingredients

40g/5oz wholemeal bread
50g/2oz walnuts, roughly chopped
3 tbsp chopped parsley
3 tbsp chopped chives
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
1 pinch nutmeg
85g/3oz butter
4 cod fillets (175g/6oz) each, skin on
1 egg yolk, beaten

METHOD:

• Preheat the oven 200°C/Gas 6/fan oven 180°C.  Whiz the bread in the food processor to make crumbs.  Mix with the walnuts, herbs, orange zest and nutmeg.

• Heat the butter in a saucepan until just melted.  Stir into the crumb mixture.  Mix well and allow to cool. 

• Rub the flesh of the cod with salt and pepper.  Place skin side down on a baking sheet.
  
  
• rush the top of cod with the beaten egg yolk and press down the crumbs.  Bake for 15-20 minutes until the fish is firm and the crumbs are crisp.  Serve with tartar sauce (tarter sauce recipe to follow.