This easy cod bake is a simple fish dish, bursting with flavours of coriander, lime, garlic and chilli. It's all made in one pan and baked in the oven.
Brilliant for a quick, hands-off dinner. It works great with any chunky white fish and salmon too!
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Did someone say Fish Friday?
I'm always trying to get more fish into our diet, and if any fish dish is going to get us around the table after a long hard week, then this is it!
I do think cod can have a tendency to be a little bit flavourless, so it really needs some punchy ingredients to make it sing.
The amazing flavour combo of garlic, coriander, lime and chilli does just that.
📋 What do we need?
I used fresh cod fillets, but you can use any chunky white fish like Pollack or Haddock or you could even use salmon.
📺 Watch how to make it
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Make up the dry mix first, which is a mixture of salt, pepper, ground coriander, paprika, sesame seeds and chilli flakes.
- Next make the paste by blending up fresh coriander, garlic, olive oil and lime juice.
- Spread the paste on and around the cod fillets and then sprinkle with the dry mix.
- Arrange slices of lime around the cod and drizzle with a little more oil, then place in the oven for 14 - 16 minutes before garnishing with fresh coriander.
👩🍳PRO TIP Don't overcook the cod fillets, keep an eye on them after the first 10 minutes, to ensure they are cooked through but remain moist and juicy.
The flavour paste gives the cod a gorgeous little crust, keeping the inside soft and the juices just need some good bread to mop up with (or potatoes would be good too).
🍽️ What to serve it with
- Creamy Mashed Potatoes
- A Simple Green Salad
- Crispy Smashed Potatoes
- Cauliflower Fried Rice
- Homemade Artisan Bread
A lovely light dinner, that I most often serve a salad, so I've got plenty of room for dessert (Sticky Toffee Pudding anyone?).
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Easy Cod Bake with Coriander and Lime
Ingredients
- 4 skinless cod fillets - (about 600g or 1.3lbs altogether)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp mixed black and white sesame seeds
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 lime - sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Coriander Lime Paste:
- 50 g (1 ¼ packed cups) fresh coriander (cilantro) - roughly torn or chopped
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lime - (about 2 tbsp)
To Serve:
- Small bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425f
- Place the cod fillets in a baking dish.
- Mix together the salt, pepper, ground coriander, paprika, sesame seeds and chilli flakes and put to one side. This is your dry mixture.
- Make the coriander lime paste by placing the coriander, garlic, olive oil and lime juice in a mini food processor and pulse until fairly finely chopped. Alternatively, you can finely chop the coriander, and mix it with the other sauce ingredients.
- Spread the coriander lime paste on and around the cod fillets.
- Sprinkle the dry mixture over the cod fillets.
- Arrange slices of lime around the cod.
- Drizzle on the remaining 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- Place in the oven for 14-16 minutes, until the cod is cooked through.
- Serve topped with fresh coriander.
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✎ Notes
Nutrition
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Emma says
Hi Nicky, super recipe! I was all set to make as per and then my son asked for chicken...ugh!!
So that's what I did, it was really lovely! Obviously increased baking time, served over lime coriander rice with a side salad dressed with sesame oil, rice vinegar and sesame seeds. It was inhaled in under 5 minutes!
Love your recipes, they're so versatile!
Paula TONGE says
Did this for my family. Dont usually cook much Fish but this was easy and everyone loved it and definitely wanted me to do it again. Thanks for the great recipe
Ros Baron says
Simply delicious cod coriander and lime recipe - so quick, easy and flavoursome - real winner with teens.
Cortni says
This was SO easy to make and flavorful! I am newer at trying my hand at recipes but love flavorful dishes and this was the perfect mix of making me look like a pro, delivering on taste, and easy! Not to mention a dish with simple cleanup is everything!!
Susan Marie Lyrla says
one film shows the dry ingredients on top of the cod, then the coriander paste goes on second. On You Tube, where the cook is not visible, the paste is first then the dry ingredients. What a screw up!!!! It was a fight with my husband on what was right and what was wrong. If you can't put the correct ingredients in line, don't show the film where the cook is indicating how to cook the cod. Also on You Tube, you are missing .3 on the instructions.
Nicky Corbishley says
Hi Susan, we've only filmed one video of this recipe - it's the same one on the site and on You Tube. I'm visible in both of those videos. We have a shortened version that we use for Instagram, but it's still in the same order.
The paste is always first.
Could you have been looking at someone else's video on YouTube?
Lainey says
I made this tonight, with salmon as it was easier to get in our local supermarket and I didn't have time to go to a fishmonger. I always have coriander as it's our guinea pigs' favourite, but I did feel a wee bit guilty using so much of it 🙂
The family enjoyed it and next time I will try to find cod fillets to compare. The salmon was delicius, but we're fans of salmon anyway.
Shirley says
Delicious Nicky. Thank you very much.
nicky says
Hi nicky,
I made the coriander lime cod bake one pan meal tonight . It was wonderful meal and will made it again