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Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds (1 kg) fresh or frozen cod steaks or fillets
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) salted boiling water
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) thyme
• 1 medium-size onion, thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 parsley sprigs
• 1 celery stalk, quartered

How to cook:

• Arrange cod steaks or fillets into a glass or ceramic dish.
• Pour in just enough salted boiling water to cover the fish.
• Add thyme, onion slices, bay leaf, parsley sprigs and celery pieces.
• Cover and microwave on 'MAXIMUM' for 10 minutes.
• Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare egg sauce.
• Well drain cod steaks or fillets; arrange onto a warm plate.
• Pour sauce over fish.

Egg Sauce Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) flour
• Fish cooking broth, strained
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) salt
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) light or heavy cream
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) minced parsley
• 2 or 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• Salt and pepper

Egg Sauce Preparation:

• Melt butter or margarine in a 4-cup (1-L) measuring cup for 1 minute on 'MAXIMUM'.
• Well mix in flour and pour in fish cooking broth; salt.
• Microwave for 4 minutes on 'MEDIUM-MAXIMUM'.
• Well mix together cream and parsley; microwave for 3 minutes on 'MEDIUM'.
• Mix before adding egg slices, delicately.
• Salt and pepper, to taste.

Notes:

Oven: 700 watts
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 18 minutes
Waiting time: l0 minutes
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Main Ingredient: Cod
Preparation Method: Microwave