Recipe - Cod With Bok Coy And Burnt Orange-Star Anise Sauce

8 lg Oranges
7 tablespoon Butter; chilled
1 tablespoon Oil
1 tablespoon Rice vinegar
6 Whole star anise*
2 teaspoon Fresh ginger; peeled, minced
6 Cod or sea bass fillets;
(6ounces each)

BOK CHOY WITH GARLIC
2 tablespoon Butter
4 teaspoon Garlic; minced
12 Baby bok choy
2 cup Chicken stock or canned
lowsalt broth

Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only) in long pieces from
6 oranges. Cut peel into 2 x One fourth inch strips. cut oranges in half squeeze
enough juice to measure 2 One fourth cups. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1
tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add peel and stir
until peel turns dark brown on edges, about 4 minutes. Add 2 One fourth cups
orange juice, vinegar, star anise and ginger and boil until reduced to thin
sauce consistency, about 12 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.

Preheat oven to 450øF. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Melt 1
tablespoon butter in large skillet over high heat. Add 3 fish fillets; cook
until golden, about 1 minute per side. Transfer fish to rimmed baking
sheet. Repeat with 1 tablespoon butter and remaining fish. Bake fish until
cooked through, about 4 minutes.

Transfer fish to plates. Remove star anise from sauce. Bring sauce to
simmer. Add 4 tablespoons butter; whisk just until melted. Season with salt
and pepper. Serve fish with sauce and bok choy.

*Brown starshaped seed pods available at Asian markets and specialty food
stores.

For the Bok Choy: Melt butter in heavy large skillet over high head. Add
garlic; saute 1 minute. Add bok choy and stock; simmer until bok choy is
tender, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Printed in Bon Appetit April 1998

Typed and Busted by Carriej999@AOL.com 4/98

Recipe by: Arrows, Ogunquit, Maine

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Carriej999 Carriej999@aol.com on Apr 10,
1998