Heat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Mix together the herbs (if using), garlic and oil. Stir in the breadcrumbs and season with salt and pepper. Put the fish on a baking sheet and spread the ...
For the black cod, add the fish to the marinade, cover with cling film and place in the fridge preferably overnight or a minimum of two hours. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 (160C fan).
The leeks in this recipe are cooked at a slightly lower temperature than the cod but can be kept warm on top of the oven and flashed back in the oven at 200C as the cod is finishing cooking.
I have used blue cod in this recipe because it is quite a meaty, firm-fleshed fish which embraces the textures and flavours of the kamokamo and parsley pesto.