Buttery Basil Barramundi
with Green Beans Amandine & Mashed Potatoes
- Milk
- Fish
- Tree Nuts
: This delicious fish dish is positively spring-tacular! You’ll sear seasoned barramundi fillets to flaky perfection, drizzle with buttery lemon-basil sauce, and pair with sumptuous sides of garlicky roasted green beans amandine and sour cream-swirled mashed potatoes. A final squeeze of fresh lemon juice adds a burst of bright, tangy flavor.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
6 ounce
Green Beans
1 unit
Basil Paste
12 ounce
Potatoes
¼ unit
Lemon
1 clove
Garlic
10 ounce
Barramundi
(Contains: Fish)
½ ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 10-15 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. Cover to keep warm (you’ll finish the potatoes in Step 5).
While potatoes cook, trim green beans if necessary. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Quarter lemon.
Toss green beans on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, half the garlic, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack for 10 minutes.
Once green beans have roasted 10 minutes, remove sheet from oven. Carefully sprinkle almonds over green beans.
Return to top rack and roast until green beans are tender and almonds are browned and fragrant, 2-5 minutes more.
While green beans roast, pat barramundi* dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt and pepper.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add barramundi, skin sides down, and cook until skin is crispy, 4-5 minutes. Flip and cook until barramundi is opaque and cooked through, 2-3 minutes more.
Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan and let cool 2 minutes.
To pot with potatoes, add sour cream and mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Melt 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for barramundi over medium-low heat. Add basil paste, remaining garlic, and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4).
Cook, whisking constantly, until fully incorporated and warmed through, 1-2 minutes.
Divide mashed potatoes, barramundi, and green beans amandine between plates in separate sections. Drizzle basil sauce over barramundi and serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the buttery basil sauce, which complemented the mild, flaky barramundi well; some found it too strong or sweet.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though a few noted multiple cooking methods created extra cleanup.
- Suggestions: Consider air frying the fish for crispier skin; some preferred steaming the green beans instead of roasting.
- Leftovers: Several wished for larger fish portions or more sauce; some found the amount just right.
- Sides: Green beans almondine were a hit, but some received tough or stringy beans; mashed potatoes were divisive.
Reviews from our home cooks
I seem to burn the green beans when I roast them in the oven so I first cooked the beans in my skillet, then cooked the barramundi. The barramundi fell apart so it wasn't a "pretty" meal but it tasted great. The basil topping was a bit strong for us.
First time trying Barramundi fish....everything was delicious, but I felt that Hello Fresh should have added a few small extras and not be skimpy, like an extra clove of garlic or a larger clove of garlic and maybe 5-8 more string beans. They also did not mention in directions to trim the ends of the string beans. Someone who may be inexperienced with cooking may not know this.
The fish was excellent! First time I've had barramundi and it melted in my mouth. The sauce further enhanced the dish. Perfect meal.
We like the barramundi. The basil sauce was perfect, and mashed potatoes always hit the spot. I choose to make most my protein in the air fryer for a less messy, crispy meal.
I never would have thought of basil with fish. This turned out to be a nice surprise! Lovely with the green beans and potatoes. Enjoyed the almonds. Hope to see this one again in the future!
One of our favs. Love the lemony basil sauce. I peeled the potatoes because we're a smooooth potatoes family. But it was all yum.
Delicious and satisfying! Really enjoyed the flavor of the barramundi and the crunch of the almonds. The basil sauce was amazing!
May not be right for Hello Fresh customers, but for the green beans, instead try blanching the green beans, then shocking in cold water keeps more texture/crunch and vibrant green. Then quickly saute in the blanching pot with garlic, almonds, butter/olive oil, salt, pepper.
The sauce looked nothing like what was pictured, but overall this meal had decent flavor. Barramundi isn't my favorite fish though and I wish the serving of green beans had been larger.
Fish was excellent, green beans were a nice change, and the potatoes were simple but delicious.
