Often simple is the best and it’s hard to beat this cod poached in arrabbiata sauce for a quick and easy meal! An arrabbiata sauce (aka angry sauce) is an Italian style sauce that is so simple, with olive oil, garlic, dried red chili pepper flakes and of course, tomatoes and it typically has some spicy heat from the chili pepper flakes! When you have a recipe with only a few ingredients like this one you want to use good ingredients and a 14 ounce can of Pomì finely chopped tomatoes brings the amazing flavour of tomatoes to the dish, and it’s perfectly sized for a meal for two. Fish is a light and healthy option for protein and you can poach/cook it right in the arrabbiata sauce and it all takes less time than it takes to cook some pasta to serve it over. (Feel free to serve whole pieces of fish or flake the fish after poaching and mix it right into the sauce.)The final touch to this meal is some fresh basil, which is one of my favourite foods!
Cod Poached in Arrabbiata Sauce
Cod poached in a quick, easy, light and tasty arrabbiata sauce made with Pomì finely chopped tomatoes.
ingredients
- 6 ounces pasta (such as linguine) (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper *
- 1 (14.1 oz) can Pomì Finely Chopped Tomatoes
- salt to taste
- 12 ounces cod
- 2 tablespoon basil (torn (optional)
directions
- Start cooking the pasta as directed.
- Heat the oil in a sauce pan over medium-heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the tomatoes and season with salt to taste before adding the cod, bringing to a simmer and cooking, covered until the fish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- Add the basil and serve over the pasta!
Option: Add 1 teaspoon fish sauce!
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This looks so good, however, we are not big fans of cod. Do you think I could use mahi mahi or salmon instead?
I would bet that any white fish, or even shellfish would work well in place of cod in this recipe
Both would work, or another white fish like tilapia, catfish, pollock, etc. Enjoy!
Trudi, I think you could use any white fish or even shrimp. This is a very simple recipe, more of a base recipe. You could even add a veggie such as broccoli, or even asparagus.
We made this last night and it was fantastic! Easy and very tasty (I added the teaspoon of fish sauce which I really think gave it a great umami flavor). And a great way to get more fish into our diets. We served it over cauliflower rice instead of pasta. I moved it my “faves” board on Pinterest! 🙂
Hi Kevin, this recipe looks amazing. Where can I buy the Pomi Brand in Ontario, Canada? I have checked a few Canadian grocery stores and no luck. Thanks!
I have seen Pomi at Metro (and I think at Loblaws).
Thanks!
I made this last night for dinner and it was sooooo yummy! This was my first time cooking cod and by following the directions, it came out great. I love arabbiata sauce and it was so simple to make. I used 2 tsp of crushed red pepper because we like the sauce to be a little spicier. I would absolutely make this again, and I would also make the sauce by itself to put over pasta.