Pine Nut Crusted Haddock With Basil Sauce

Ingredients

Fish

• 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

Sauce

• 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

Directions

1. 1

   Put rack in the middle of oven. Preheat oven at 400°F.

2. 2

   Fish: Put flour in a plate, egg in a second plate, pine nut and parmigiano in a third plate. Set aside.

3. 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. 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. 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. 6

   Distribute sauce in the bottom of 4 warm plates and put the fish on top.