Name: Saucy Spiced Cod With Corn
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1½ tsp. coriander seeds; ¾ tsp. cumin seeds; ¾ tsp. mild red pepper flakes or ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; ½ tsp. ground turmeric; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 tsp. soy sauce; 3 ears of corn, husked, kernels removed from cobs (about 3 cups); 4 (5–6-oz.) cod or other flaky whitefish fillets; Mint leaves and toasted sesame seeds (for serving)

cod filet nestled in a cornstudded broth showered with mint leaves

Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou

Nothing against pan-frying fish to get that crispy skin, but cod and other whitefish shine brightest when nestled into a rich bed of aromatics and steamed to tender flakiness.

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