Cod Fillet Topped with Crab

As I mentioned earlier this week I have had this hankering for crab lately and it led me to coming up with a crab recipe that simple yet tasty. That pasta dish went a long way towards satisfying my crab cravings but I still want more crab. What’s a girl to do? Erm, cook more crab? So that is what I did. This time I went rogue with some mini crabcakes that I had purchased from Sizzlefish. So follow along for more ways to cook with crab.

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Cod Fillet Topped with Crab

Serves 2 (recipe for Turmeric Honey Rice makes 4 cups)

1 8oz cod fillet (or haddock or other white fish)
5 small crab cakes
or
40z crabmeat mixed with 1 TBS breadcrumbs and 1 TBS mayonnaise

paprika and dried parsley to decorate top

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Turmeric Honey Rice
electric pressure cooker
2 cups Jasmine Rice
2 cups water
1 tsp turmeric
3 TBS Honey
2 tsp sea salt

stove top:
2 cups Jasmine Rice
4 cups water (1 1/2 cups at over 3,000 ft)
1 tsp turmeric
3 TBS honey
2 tsp salt

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Thaw the fillet and the crab cakes if using.
Preheat oven to 400

Break up the crab cakes and gently spread them over the top of the fillet.
If using the crab meat; add it to a bowl with the bread crumbs and mayonnaise. Mix together and spread on top of the cod.
Sprinkle the top of the crabmeat with alternating diagonals of paprika and parsley if desired
Bake in the preheated oven for 3o minutes. If your fillet is not fully cooked at this point bake for another 5 – 10 minutes. Baking time is going to be dependent on the thickness of your fillet.
Cut the fish in half and serve.

I made the husband roasted asparagus to go with the fish; lemon juice, zest and olive oil on the asparagus and cooked it with the fish.

It was Fun and Tasty to Cook with Crab

This turned out quite well and I was very pleased. The half a piece with the crab topping was quite filling with the rice. We were both satisfied with the meal and it was very good. I have more crab cakes to play with and as to whether they will end up as stuffing or be served as intended is yet to be seen.

I am glad I had the mini crab cakes in the freezer because it did allow me to satisfy this crazy crab craving I have been having. So two dinners now and I seem to be OK for a bit. Who knows when the next crab meal will be but of course I will share when it appears on my table!