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cod with avgolemono

Cod and Potatoes in Avgolemono

Kenton & Jane
Delicious fish and potatoes dish in lemon sauce (avgolemono)
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Cuisine Greek
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pieces of cod
  • 1 pound baby red potatoes cut into halves or fourths - to preference
  • 1/4 cup onions chopped
  • 2 cups chicken broth may substitute water
  • 1 large garlic clove pressed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Fill pan with chicken broth (or water) and bring to boil.
  • Add cod, potatoes, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Cover and simmer for 25 min or until tender.

For Avgolemono sauce:

  • Beat 2 eggs in bowl.
  • Add juice from one lemon.
  • While stirring, slowly ladle hot liquid from fish pan into egg bowl.
  • Stir for few seconds, then add egg lemon mixture back into pan with fish.
  • Stir and mix well.
  • Taste- if desired, add more lemon.
  • Remove from heat, serve in bowl along side some bread.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

We put this serving as two, since it included only 2 pieces of cod.