Bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto

Name: Bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 shallot; 2 garlic cloves; 200 gram risotto rice; olive oil; 2 limes; about 550 ml vegetable stock; 2 cod fillets; 12 slices of back bacon, but you can use any kind of bacon you like.; pepper and salt to taste; optional: cherry tomatoes; a salad for serving

This bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto complements eachothers flavors. The refreshing lime, the salty bacon and softness of the fish. Mmm!

35 minutes

2 persons

Main course

Bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto ingredients

Recipe bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-05-10, this recipe is for 2 persons and takes 35 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

25 minutes

Total time

35 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the shallot and garlic cloves. Grate the zest and squeeze the juice from the limes and set aside in separates bowls. Season the cod fillets with pepper and wrap them with bacon slices.

Don't use any extra salt, cause the bacon is already kind of salty. Keep in mind the bacon will curl up during cooking.

Finishing the bacon-wrapped cod with lime risotto - 25 minutes

If you like you can serve some warm cherry tomatoes with this dish. You can warm them up in the oven with some olive oil, pepper, salt and garlic. You can also add them to the skillet along with the fish.

Heat olive oil in the large skillet and sauté the chopped shallot and garlic for a few minutes. Add the risotto rice, you'll notice they've become glossy after a few minutes.

Then also add the lime juice and then start gradually adding the vegetable stock. Add the next spoonful as soon as the previous stock has been completely absorbed by the rice.

Repeat until all the stock has been used and the rice is cooked enough. Season with pepper and salt, turn off the heat and also stir in the lime zest. Place the bacon-wrapped cod fillets in the cold medium-sized skillet.

Turn up the heat and you'll notice the bacon will start to 'melt', that's why you don't need any extra addition of oil or butter. Cook the fillet on both sides for about 3 minutes.

Serve the fish with risotto, cherry tomatoes and salad. Enjoy!