Spice-Crusted Black Cod Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 1 black cod fillet, 800g, skinned
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp pink peppercorns
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• sea salt, finely ground
• 1 tbsp of butter
• 2 large white onions, finely sliced
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 100ml of fish stock, or vegetable stock
• 2 tsp cornflour
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/4 leek, finely sliced into julienne
• oil, for deep frying
• 12 asparagus spears, woody ends removed
• 100g of shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tbsp of vegetable oil