Seared Cod with Green Mojo

Ingredients:

4 garlic cloves, pressed

½ cup fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon olive oil.

2 6 oz 1” thick cut cod filets

¼ teaspoon salt

pepper to taste

3 sprays of cooking spray

Step One: 

Place the garlic, cilantro and oil in a blender or food processor and blend/process until smooth. Alternatively a stick blender can be used. A classic mortar and pestle can also e used if one desires an upper body workout.  No matter the method employed once the mojo is made reserve it at room temperature.

Step Two: 

Remove the fish from the wrapper; if the filet is whole, then cut it in to two equal sized pieces. Take note there is a top side of the filet that is pale and even colored, and a bottom side that has a pattern of dark coloration.

Step Three: 

Spray a non-stick pan and heat it to medium-high heat.  Place the filets in the pan topside down.  Cook for five minutes. Turn the filets over using a traditional turner, or better yet using a fish turner and cook for another ten minutes.   Remove the filets from the pan to one plate each. Spoon the mojo over the filets and enjoy.