Cod and Prawn Casserole with Pesto

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Moderately easy
Ready in 1 hour 40 mins
I got this recipe ro! a !aga"ine !any years ago and have since tweaked it to !y own#
Cod and prawns are si!!ered in a lovely to!ato sa$ce with garlic% white wine and black
olives# I leave the red pepper o$t as I a! allergic#
Ingredients
Serves& '
()0g (* lb) ripe to!atoes% skinned
2 tablespoons olive oil
* onion% inely chopped
2 cloves garlic% inely chopped
* red pepper% deseeded and diced
+(0g (*2 o") new potatoes% c$t in thick slices
+00!l (*,2 pint) white wine
-00g (2 lb) cod% c$t into ch$nks
22)g (. o") large% shelled prawns / cooked
**0g (( o") black olives
* loa 0rench bread% c$t diagonally into *2
2 tablespoons pesto sa$ce
+ tablespoons Par!esan cheese% grated
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation !ethod
Prep& 50 mins 1Cook& 50 mins
*# C$t aro$nd the core o each to!ato with the point o a sharp knie beore pl$nging
the! into a pan o boiling water# 2eave or +0 seconds% drain# 3hen cool% re!ove
skins and c$t into 4$arters#
2# 5eat oil in a large rying pan% then ry the onion or *0 !in$tes $ntil very sot and
lightly browned b$t not b$rnt#
+# 6dd garlic and red pepper and ry or ) !in$tes !ore# 6dd to!atoes% potatoes and
wine and season#
(# 7ring to the boil% cover and si!!er or 2)/+0 !in$tes $ntil the potatoes are tender#
)# Preheat the oven to 200 C , 8as !ark '#
'# Re!ove pan ro! the heat and stir in the cod% prawns and olives# Tip into a pre/
greased casserole or other ovenproo dish with a + pint capacity#
9# Spread one side o each bread slice with pesto% then arrange the! overlapping
pesto/side $p on top o the ish#
.# Sprinkle with Par!esan and bake or 2) !in$tes $ntil the bread is crisp and the
cheese has !elted#
Tip
Cooking ti!e 2) !in$tes% to cook potatoes and then a $rther 2) !in$tes in the oven#
Tip
686 TIP / Roasting oven on the grid shel on loor o oven#
Make ahead
Can !ake the sa$ce a day in advance and ish and pesto bread $p to 2 ho$rs in advance#
6lternatives to cod&
Try this recipe with ine:pensive resh coley or po$ting# They both belong to the cod
a!ily b$t are !$ch cheaper and available in larger s$per!arkets or ish!ongers#
2ast $pdated& ** ;$l 20**