Project Description
HAPPY 20-MINUTE HAKE
INGREDIENTS
- 500g hake, filleted and at room temperature
- herb-infused butter – see recipe
- 1 lemon, cut in half – one half whole, the other cut into wedges
- 1 head cauliflower
- 250ml milk
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 tbsp fine salt
- 1 tbsp butter
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- Feeds 2 hungry people, 2 not so hungry
- 20 Minutes
- Super mega easy
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180c.
- Place the hake in an ovenproof dish and dot with 3 slices of herb butter. Squeeze half a lemon over the fish and pop it into the oven. Cook for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime: Place the cauliflower in a pot, add the milk, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and cook for around 5 minutes or until the cauliflower is soft. Blend with a stick blender until smooth and season to taste. Set aside.
- Bring a pot of water with 2 tbsp fine salt to the boil, add the broccoli and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove from the water and set aside. On the same stove-top, heat a pan, add the plain butter, and once bubbling, add the blanched broccoli florets. Sauté for 3 minutes.
- About halfway through cooking, baste the hake with the melted butter in the dish.
- When the fish is firm to the touch it is cooked. Remove from the oven. Place a generous portion of cauliflower puree on a plate, place half the hake on top of the puree, and add some broccoli florets to taste.Drizzle with the sauce in the pan and serve immediately with a lemon wedge.
Leave A Comment