Cod with saffron sauce

Name: Cod with saffron sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1 sprig of thyme; 1 tablespoon saffron threads; 100 ml sherry; 200 ml fish stock; 100 gram cold dairy butter; butter + olive oil for cooking; pepper and salt to taste; 4 cod fillets

Cod with saffron sauce is a delicious weekday meal. Tasteful, creamy and fluffy sauce without cream that's ready within 20 minutes.

Recipe cod with saffron sauce

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-07-20, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 20 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: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat a knob of butter in a small saucepan and sauté the onion and saffron threads for a few minutes. When the onion starts to get glossy, also add the sprig of thyme.

Pour in the sherry and cook it shortly on medium-high heat. Also pour in the fish stock and let it reduce to about half.

Finishing the cod with saffron sauce - 10 minutes

Heat butter and a splash of olive oil in a large skillet. Pat the cod fillets dry using paper kitchen towels and season them with pepper and salt. Cook the fillets a few minutes on each side, until both sides or golden brown but the inside is still soft.

Finish the sauce by pressing it through a sieve and then start adding cold butter cubes to thicken the sauce. Add the next butter cube when the previous one has been dissolved and use an immersion blender to stir so you'll end up with a fluffy sauce.

Season with pepper and salt and serve immediately. Serve the cod fillet with saffron sauce en optionally with tagliatelle, flat beans or other veggies of your choice. Enjoy!