Pesto Crusted Basa
with Mash, Roasted Tenderstem® and Buttery Sauce
This Pesto Crusted Basa is bursting full of flavours and makes the perfect dinner night option from HelloFresh. Cook up a fresh start!
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Ingredients
450 grams
Potatoes
150 grams
Tenderstem Broccoli
1 unit(s)
Echalion Shallot
1 unit(s)
Garlic Clove
25 grams
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
32 grams
Fresh Pesto
(Contains Milk)
2 unit(s)
Basa Fillets
(Contains Fish)
15 milliliter(s)
Cider Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
10 grams
Vegetable Stock Paste
(Contains Celery)
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Olive Oil for the Crumb
100 milliliter(s)
Water for the Sauce
30 grams
Butter for the Sauce
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Bring a large saucepan of water with 0.5 tsp salt on to boil for the potatoes.
Chop the potatoes into 2cm chunks (peel first if you prefer). Halve any thick broccoli stems lengthways.
Halve, peel and thinly slice the shallot. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
When your pan of water is boiling, add the potato chunks and cook until you can easily slip a knife through, 15-20 mins.
Meanwhile, pop the broccoli onto a baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Set aside for now.
Meanwhile, pop the breadcrumbs, pesto and olive oil for the crumb (see pantry for amount) into a small bowl and mix together.
Lay the basa onto a lined baking tray.
Spoon the pesto crumb evenly over the fish, pressing it down with the back of the spoon.
Pop the basa on the top shelf and the broccoli on the middle shelf of your oven to cook until the veg is tender and the fish is cooked through, 12-15 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw fish. It's cooked when opaque in the middle.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium frying pan on medium heat.
Once hot, add the shallot and stir-fry until softened, 3-4 mins. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 min more.
Add the cider vinegar and allow it to evaporate, 1-2 mins.
Pour in the water for the sauce (see pantry for amount) and veg stock paste, then bring to the boil and simmer until reduced by half, 2-3 mins. Vigorously stir in the butter for the sauce (see pantry for amount) until melted, then take off the heat.
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain in a colander and return to the pan, off the heat. Add a knob of butter and a splash of milk (if you have any) and mash until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve the basa with the mash and roasted broccoli alongside, then spoon over the buttery sauce to finish.
Enjoy!
