Sea bass with tomato, olive and herb broth, gnocchi and salsa verde

26 INGREDIENTS • 8 STEPS • 47MIN

Sea bass with tomato, olive and herb broth, gnocchi and salsa verde

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Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna is a chef, TV presenter, author and small holding farmer living in Hampshire. She’s the resident chef on ITV’s This Morning, has hosted five TV shows, is a regular on the Today Show in the USA and has eight cookbooks under her belt.

47MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the broth
2 sticks
M&S celery sticks, finely chopped
2
M&S British echalion shallots, finely chopped
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, roughly chopped
1 1/2 tsp
chilli flakes
1 tin
(400 g)
M&S Remarksable Value red cherry tomato
200 ml
white wine
500 ml
fish stock, chilled
20
M&S pitted black hojiblanca olives, finely chopped
1
fennel bulb, quartered, finely sliced
200 g
Collection marsh samphire
1 tbsp
chopped mint
1 tbsp
chopped dill
For the gnocchi
650 g
M&S maris piper potatoes
2
medium M&S free-range mixed size eggs, beaten
200 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
or less
10 g
dill, finely chopped
25 g
M&S Collection Farmhouse British butter
For the sea bass
4 sprigs
Thai basil, torn
2 sprigs
flat leaf parsley, chopped
2
M&S Collection anchovy fillets in extra virgin olive oil, finely chopped
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1 tbsp
capers, chopped
1 tbsp
white wine vinegar
4 tbsp
M&S extra virgin olive oil
2 packs
(180 g)
M&S Mediterranean seabass fillets
2
M&S Remarksable Value lemons, halved

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
734kcal
Fat
25.9 g
Saturates
6.2 g
Sugars
18.1 g
Salt
1292.8 mg
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Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna is a chef, TV presenter, author and small holding farmer living in Hampshire. She’s the resident chef on ITV’s This Morning, has hosted five TV shows, is a regular on the Today Show in the USA and has eight cookbooks under her belt.

Method

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step 1
To make the broth, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Stir in the celery (2 sticks), shallots (2), garlic (2 cloves) and chilli flakes (1 1/2 tsp). Cover and sweat for 3-4 minutes.
step 2
Add the tomatoes (1 tin) and wine (200 ml) and allow to simmer with the lid off for 5 minutes. Stir in the fish stock (500 ml), olives (20) and fennel bulb (1). Season, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the samphire (200 g), mint (1 tbsp) and dill (1 tbsp) for the final 4 minutes.
step 3
To make the gnocchi, put the potatoes (650 g) (still in their skins) into a pan of salted boiling water and cook for 10-15 minutes, until tender. Drain and peel quickly. Pass through a sieve or a ricer into a bowl, then mix in the eggs (2), ⅔ of the flour (200 g) and the dill (10 g). Stir, adding more flour, until the mixture comes together as a dough, working as little as possible so it doesn’t become tough.
step 4
Divide the dough into three equal pieces and roll each into a long log, dusting with a little flour if needed. Cut the logs into 3cm-long dumplings, pressing each dumpling against the back of a fork to create ridges.
step 5
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the gnocchi in batches, simmering for about 2 minutes or until they rise to the surface, then drain. Melt the butter (25 g) in a large frying pan and toss in the gnocchi, then remove from the heat.
step 6
For the salsa verde, mix basil (4 sprigs), parsley (2 sprigs), anchovy fillets (2), garlic (2 cloves), capers (1 tbsp), vinegar (1 tbsp) and olive oil (4 tbsp) in a bowl.
step 7
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Season the sea bass fillets (2 packs) and place them skin side down in the pan. Press down firmly with a fish slice and cook for 5 minutes, then flip and cook for a further 2 minutes on the flesh side.
step 8
To serve, spoon the broth into 4 warmed bowls. Dot some gnocchi around each, then top with the sea bass fillets. Add a spoonful of salsa verde and a lemon half (2) to each, and sprinkle over any remaining herbs.
step 8 To serve, spoon the broth into 4 warmed bowls. Dot some gnocchi around each, then top with the sea bass fillets. Add a spoonful of salsa verde and a lemon half (2) to each, and sprinkle over any remaining herbs.

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