Pan-seared Cod with Ginger Soy glaze

I was out grocery shopping with a friend the other day and while picking out some fish, she tried steering me towards buying a whole Cod. A whole 5+ pound Cod. I mean, I probably could figure out a way to use it all but I wasn’t having any of it at the time. And that also went with the quarter-cow that came up later. I don’t think I need 30 pounds of beef either. Really =P

I did end up getting some nice cod fillets though. And not being content to just add salt/pepper/olive oil and bake, I sallied forth to the vast land known only as the “Internet” hunting for recipes. Most had some fancy glaze or mango salsa, of which I didn’t have any of the ingredients for (I do want to try out the mango salsa sometime, though I wonder if the sweetness would be overwhelming), but eventually I found a pretty nice recipe on Dash of Food, realized it was very similar to something else I’ve done with fish, and was inspired.

I made up some teriyaki sauce and added in a few of the ingredients from the Dash of Food recipe and I was ready to go. I ended up pan-frying the Cod but I think next time I’ll bake it in the oven and glaze the Cod afterwards, makes for less cleaning and I like baked Cod anyway. Also blanched some fresh Yu Choy I picked up from Russo’s and served the cod over some soba noodles. It ended up being one of the healthiest meals I’ve had in weeks, balancing out an incredibly unhealthy meal just 2 days before…