with Bacon Crisps, Garlic Smashed Potatoes & Roasted Tenderstem
We love Pan Fried Bream and Creamy Tarragon Sauce and this deliciously simple, chef-curated recipe doesn't disappoint. Time to bust out the pots and pans!
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Utensils
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Garlic Clove
2
Tarragon
0.5
Salad Potatoes
350
Tenderstem® Broccoli
150
British Streaky Bacon
4
Creme Fraiche
75
Vegetable Stock Paste
10
Wholegrain Mustard
17
Sea Bream Fillets
2
Olive Oil
2
Water for the Sauce
100
Preheat your oven to 220°C. Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil with 1/2 tsp of salt. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Roughly chop the tarragon (stalks and all). Once boiling, add the whole potatoes to the boiling water and simmer until you can just slip a knife through them, 15-20 mins.
While the potatoes are boiling, pop the garlic in a bowl with the oil (see ingredients for amount). Season with salt and pepper and mix together. Halve any thick broccoli stems lengthways. Pop the Tenderstem® on a baking tray and drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on high heat. Once the oil is hot, lay in the bacon rashers and fry them until browned and crispy, 2-3 mins each side. Remove to a plate covered in kitchen roll and set aside. Keep the pan - you'll use it later.
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain in a colander. Drizzle a little oil on a baking tray and then pop the potatoes on the tray in a single layer. Carefully make a cross in the top of each potato, then use a fork to gently crush them. Drizzle the garlicky oil over the potatoes, then roast on the top shelf of your oven until crispy, 20-25 mins. Pop the broccoli onto the middle shelf for the last 10 mins of potato cook time.
Pop your potato pan back on medium heat and add the creme fraiche, tarragon, stock paste, mustard and water (see ingredients for amount). Stir together, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer the sauce until slightly reduced, 4-5 mins. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then remove from the heat. If you've got any spare time, get your washing up done at this point.
Once everything is just about ready, pop your frying pan back on medium-high heat - it should have some bacon fat in the pan to fry the fish in, but if not, add a drizzle of oil. Once hot, add the bream to the pan skin side down, season with salt and pepper and cook until the skin is golden brown, 2-3 mins, then turn over and cook for a further 2 mins. TIP: Don't move the fish while it's cooking skin-side down to ensure crispy skin. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands after handling raw fish. The fish is cooked when opaque in the middle.
Reheat the sauce if necessary. Serve the bream on your plates with the potatoes and broccoli alongside and drizzle over the sauce. Snap the crispy bacon and sprinkle over the top. Enjoy!
646
kcal
Energy (kcal)
2701
kJ
Energy (kJ)
42
g
Fat
14
g
of which saturates
31
g
Carbohydrate
5
g
of which sugars
33
g
Protein
2.47
g
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with Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Roasted Tenderstem and Bacon Shards
with Bacon Crisps, Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tenderstem®
with Bacon Crisps, Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tenderstem®
with Tarragon Cream Sauce, Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tenderstem®
with Bacon Crisps, Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tenderstem®
with Bacon Crisps, Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tenderstem®