Broiled Haddock with Bacon-Fried Greens
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) (once around the pan)
- 4 slices applewood-smoked bacon, chopped
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 6 cups (1 1/2 pounds) Swiss chard or red Swiss chard, coarsely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg (eyeball it)
- 5 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds haddock fillets, cut into 4 portions
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 10 fresh chive blades, snipped or chopped
- Preheat the broiler and preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
- To the skillet, add the EVOO and bacon.
- Render the bacon fat 3 minutes, then add the onion and cook together with the bacon for another 3 or 4 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the vinegar.
- Add the greens in bunches, wilting into the pan.
- Season the greens with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and let the greens cook for 10 minutes, tossing occasionally with tongs.
- Grease a shallow broiler pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Set the fish into the pan, white, fleshy side up.
- Dress the fish with the lemon juice and some salt.
- Mix the 4 tablespoons of remaining butter with the mayonnaise.
- Broil the fish for 3 or 4 minutes, 3 or 4 inches from heat, then remove from the oven and slather the combined mayo-butter evenly over the fish.
- If the pan looks dry, add a splash of water to it and return the fish to the oven.
- Broil the fish for 5 minutes more, or until the top of the haddock is bubbly and evenly browned.
- Top the cooked fish with the chives and carefully transfer to dinner plates with a fish spatula.
- Serve with a pile of bacon-fried greens on the side.
extravirgin olive oil, bacon, red onion, red wine vinegar, swiss chard, salt, nutmeg, butter, haddock, lemon, mayonnaise, chive blades
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/broiled-haddock-with-bacon-fried-greens-374795 (may not work)