ROAST HADDOCK FILLET WITH SCALLOPED POTATOES

Roast Haddock Fillet With Scalloped Potatoes image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 haddock fillets, weighing about 7 ounces each, skin on
16 scallions, sliced
8 whole cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
4 strips bacon, sliced in 1/2-inch pieces and blanched
2 cups strong chicken stock
about 1 pound small potatoes
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, minced

Steps:

Carefully pick over the haddock fillets, making sure there are no bones in them. Set the fish aside.
Saute the scallions and garlic in the oil for five minutes. Add the bacon and cook it until it and the garlic are lightly browned. Add the chicken stock and cook over high heat until it has been reduced to half a cup (about 15 minutes) and the garlic cloves are soft.
Meanwhile preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Slice the potatoes very thin (you will need enough to cover the surface of the fish fillets). If necessary, slice more later if you find you have not done enough. Toss the slices in the olive oil.
Peel the garlic cloves. Spread the garlic-bacon mixture over the bottom of a large heavy-bottom baking pan. Lay the fish fillets skin side down on top. Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. Arrange the potatoes in barely overlapping layers on top of the fish fillets. Season with salt and pepper and bake, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 494, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 1254 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams