Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion
- diced
- 4 cloves garlic
- minced
- 2 stalks celery
- diced
- 1 fennel bulb
- thinly sliced
- fronds reserved for garnish
- stem discarded
- 5 cups clam juice
- One 28-ounce can tomato puree
- 1 1/2 cups white wine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 star anise
- Pinch saffron threads
- Eight 4-ounce pieces cod
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 8 thin slices prosciutto
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound manila clams
- scrubbed
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- diced
- for garnish
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- for garnish
Instructions
- For the broth: Heat a large pot over medium heat and add a generous swirl of olive oil.
- Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, celery, fennel bulb, clam juice, tomato puree, wine, salt, pepper, anchovy paste, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, star anise and saffron.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, and then reduce the heat and simmer 30 minutes.
- For the cod: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle the cod with salt, pepper and paprika and wrap each piece in a slice of prosciutto.
- Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat and add a swirl of olive oil.
- Sear the cod on both sides until the prosciutto is crisped.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the cod until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
- (If the cod does not fit in the skillet in one batch, cook in two batches and transfer to a baking sheet to finish in the oven.)
- Add the clams to the tomato broth and cook until the clams open, about 5 minutes.
- Discard any clams that don't open.
- Discard the bay leaf and star anise.
- Place 1 cod piece in a shallow serving bowl and ladle some broth around the cod.
- Garnish with a few clams, diced tomato, fennel fronds and chopped parsley.
- Repeat with the remaining cod and broth.
- Serve warm.
- This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition.
- The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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