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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Preheat oven safe skillet over high heat or wrap rubber handles in double layers of foil to protect the surface in the oven.
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Prick the potatoes 3 or 4 times each with a fork and cook them in the microwave on high for 5 minutes.
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Pat cod dry and squeeze a little lemon juice over it and season with salt.
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Drizzle fish with extra-virgin olive oil.
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When potatoes cool just enough to handle, slice them into 1/4-inch pieces lengthwise.
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Coat them with extra-virgin olive oil and salt and pepper.
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Arrange them on a cookie sheet in a single layer and roast them for 20 minutes.
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Do not move them or turn them as they cook.
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Chop tarragon, chives and parsley and combine and reserve.
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Add cod seasoned side down to very hot skillet.
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Sear it 2 minutes, then drizzle the tomatoes with extra-virgin olive oil and season them with salt and pepper and add them to the fish.
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Sear tomatoes 1 minute, then transfer the pan to the oven and roast the fish and tomatoes 8 minutes until fish if firm and opaque and tomatoes have all burst.
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Place parsley, mint, chicken stock and shallot in food processor or blender and puree.
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Transfer to small sauce pot and bring to a simmer.
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Season the broth with salt and pepper, to your taste.
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Heat the light frying oil in small skillet over medium heat.
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Add sliced garlic to the hot oil and let it fry until crisp and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Drain garlic chips on a paper towel and reserve.
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When the potatoes are very brown and crisp on the bottom side and tender on the top side, remove.
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Coat sliced potatoes liberally with the chopped herbs.
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Pour warm pesto broth onto each dinner plate.
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Remove the fish from the oven.
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The bottom should be crisp and brown.
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Turn the fish over to place the crispy side up in pools of parsley-mint broth.
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Arrange the herb potato slices and tomatoes decoratively around the fish.
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Top the dish off with a scattering of garlic crisps and serve.
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(You could get $40 a head for this plate!
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Nice!)
