Cod au Gratin – Newfoundland Style
Tender cod filets baked in a creamy sauce and smothered in melted cheese.
Servings 4
Calories 681kcal
Equipment
- 3 or 4 au gratin dishes (oven proof serving dishes), mixing bowl, whisk, saucepan
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs fresh cod fillets (about 700g)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp lemon pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1½ cups whole milk
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp thyme
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- ¾ cups breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Rinse the fish, remove any bones and cut fillets into roughly 3-inch segments.
- Grease the au gratin dishes then place the fish segments into the dishes.
- Sprinkle the fish with Parmesan cheese and lemon pepper seasoning. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Gradually add the milk and whisk constantly until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Stir in the mustard, thyme and salt.
- Pour the sauce over the fish in the au gratin dishes then top with cheddar cheese.
- In a mixing bowl, toss the breadcrumbs with the olive oil.
- Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the cheese and bake for 30 minutes or until the fish has fully cooked and the topping has browned.
Notes
Lemon pepper is a time saving spice combination and is ideal for seasoning seafood. If you can’t find any, you can substitute lemon pepper seasoning with ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper and 1 tsp lemon zest in this recipe.
Instead of au gratin dishes, this recipe can also be baked in a shallow 9" x 9" casserole dish.