Cod in creamy egg sauce

Cod in creamy egg sauce

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Golden cod pieces, fried in a pan, and covered in a creamy sauce with lemon pepper, chopped hard-boiled eggs, and dill. A quick Swedish dish.

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A quick Swedish dish: white fish topped with a creamy sauce made with hard-boiled eggs and dill.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan followed by simmering
  • Estimated cost$8.94 $2.24 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.27
  • $0.80
  • $0.76
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thaw the fish block just enough so that you can cut it into 2 cm pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Chop the hard-boiled eggs into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the fish pieces and cook for a few minutes on each side, until browned.
  4. Pour, along with the lemon pepper seasoning, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the chopped eggs and dill, then stir. Serve. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Cod in creamy egg sauce

  • 400 g of frozen cod (or another white fish)$7.27
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs$0.80
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped dill$0.76
  • A pinch of pepper and lemon$0.11

Total$8.94

that's $2.24 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of frozen cod (or another white fish)
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • 250 ml of cooking cream
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped dill
  • A pinch of pepper and lemon

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