Bacon Wrapped Cod with Asparagus

Bacon Wrapped Cod with Asparagus

Ingredients:

• 6 8 oz. fresh fish fillets, skinned
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary or thyme, leaves only
• 18 slices of bacon, pounded to a uniform thinness if needed
• Zest and juice of 1 large lemon
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• Fresh ground pepper
• ½ tsp. chili powder
• 2 large bunches of asparagus, root ends trimmed

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 F.
2. Season the fish fillets with rosemary or thyme, finely grated lemon zest and freshly ground pepper.
3. Lay three slices of bacon on a cutting board, slightly overlapping, and then put a seasoned fish fillet on top and wrap the slices around it.
4. Heat a large ovenproof frying pan over a medium flame, add a splash of olive oil and lay your fish, prettiest side facing up with the seams from the bacon slices facing down, in the pan. Fry for a minute or two, and then place the pan in your preheated oven for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish, until the bacon is crisp and golden.
5. While the fish is cooking, you can make your simple lemon mayonnaise by mixing in a nice amount of lemon juice, chili powder and ground pepper.
6. Steam the asparagus and serve on the side of the cod along with the mayonnaise.