Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2.
Peel and dice
Carrot (1)
into quarter inch piece and place in a small bowl. Dice celery into quarter inch pieces, and add to bowl.
3.
Dice the
Shallots (2)
and mince
Garlic (2 cloves)
, and add to bowl with carrot and
Celery (1 stalk)
.
4.
Remove
Fresh Thyme (11 tsp)
leaves from stems, roughly chop leaves, and discard stems.
5.
Mince
Fresh Chives (6 stalks)
. Toss with thyme leaves and divide herb mixture in half, then set aside.
6.
Dice
Baguettes (2)
into half inch cubes, and set aside.
7.
Add
Vegetable Base (1 pckg)
packet to one cup of water in another small bowl, and set aside.
8.
Heat
Olive Oil (1 Tbsp)
in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
9.
Add carrot, celery, shallots, and garlic cloves. Cook for 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
10.
Pour in
White Cooking Wine (4 Tbsp)
and simmer for 3 minutes until liquid is slightly reduced.
11.
Add
Canned Cannellini White Kidney Beans (2 cups)
along with their juices and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Then, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes. Then, reduce heat to low.
12.
Spray foil-lined sheet pan with nonstick spray. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add three tablespoons of the
Butter (3 Tbsp)
and bread cubes. Toss for 3 minutes until coated and warm.
13.
Add
Kemps Heavy Whipping Cream (sponsored) (4 Tbsp)
, stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
14.
Reduce heat to low, add
Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup)
and
Swiss Cheese (2 slices)
in medium size pieces, stirring well and being careful not to burn. Season with
Salt (as needed)
and
Ground Black Pepper (as needed)
.
15.
Add half of the herb mixture and stir. Spread mixture flat onto foil lined baking sheet and bake for 6 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Break into pieces and hold for plating.
16.
Drain
Tomatoes (1 1/2 cups)
and discard liquid. Stir
Kale (3 1/3 cups)
and diced tomatoes into stew, bringing to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
17.
Season stew with
Salt (as needed)
and
Ground Black Pepper (as needed)
. Stir in the remaining herb mixture. Keep warm until plating.
18.
In a medium saute pan over medium high heat, add
Olive Oil (1 Tbsp)
.
19.
Pat
Chilean Sea Bass Fillet (2)
dry with paper towels and season both sides with
Salt (as needed)
. Sear the fish on one side for 3 minutes.
20.
Add the last tablespoon of
Butter (1 Tbsp)
and turn fish over. Using a spoon, continuously baste fish with butter and cook for 2 minutes or until cooked and fish begins to flake. Remove from heat.
21.
Place a portion of stew in the middle of two shallow bowls. Place sea bass in the center of the bowl on top of stew. Scatter pieces of croutons around fish and on edge of bowl.
