Sweet N' Sour Cod with Cabbage and Broccoli...Not a bad stir fry if you make a few modifications

      Here is an example of a recipe gone sort of bad but with a glimmer of hope!  I bought cod for dinner after our semi-success last week with the cod with basil sauce.  I had cabbage in the fridge so I search for a way to combine these two ingredients.  The result was a stir fry.  I've never had a cod stir fry, so I was a bit skeptical but optimistic.  The recipe suggested using thick fillets of cod, but I found the recipe after purchasing thinner fillets.  So when I went to mix everything together, the cod flaked apart and was practically non-existent by dinner time.  Sure there was a hint of fish flavor mixed in with the cabbage and broccoli, but as Arnauld declared after dinner, "I couldn't find the fish."  The basis for this stir fry however, is very healthy and the sauce is tasty.  This might work better as a purely vegetarian dish or with some chicken or other protein thrown in the mix.

Sweet N' Sour Cod with Cabbage and Broccoli
recipe adapted from whfoods.com

Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped into thick pieces
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tbsp vegetable broth
2 cups broccoli, chopped
4 cups cabbage, chopped
1/2-1 lb thick cod fillets, cut into 1 inch pieces
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)

Sweet n' Sour Sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup Mirin
2 tbsp vegetable broth
2 tbsp honey
salt and pepper to taste

Method
1. Mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a medium saucepan.  Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, the mixture should reduce by half.  Set this aside after the 15 minutes.
2. While the sauce is cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients.
3. Heat 1 tbsp of broth in a wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Toss in the onion and cook for 1 minutes.
4. Next add the garlic and cod and stir fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add the broccoli and cook for 2 minutes before adding the cabbage and continuing to stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
6. Finally, stir in the sweet n' sour sauce.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.