Pine Nut Crusted Haddock With Basil Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup pine nuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
• 4 haddock fillets
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup italian parsley

Recipe

• 1 put rack in the middle of oven. preheat oven at 400°f.
• 2 fish: put flour in a plate, egg in a second plate, pine nut and parmigiano in a third plate. set aside.
• 3 add salt and pepper to the fish then flour them. dip one side of each fillet in egg, then press the same side in the pine nut mixture.
• 4 in a large ovenproof non-stick skillet, brown each fillet in oil at medium heat, crusted side down. flip fillets and cook in the oven 8 to 10 minutes until fish is cooked.
• 5 sauce: meanwhile, in a saucepan, soften onion and garlic in oil. add chicken stock and bring to boil. let simmer about 2 minutes. in a blender, reduce the stock with the herbs in a creamy puree. add salt and pepper.
• 6 distribute sauce in the bottom of 4 warm plates and put the fish on top.