Hake fillets with chive, lemon & caper butter

Name: Hake fillets with chive, lemon & caper butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 280 g pack frozen British hake fillets, defrosted; 1½ tsp Cooks' Ingredients Fish Seasoning; 400 g pack Essential Mashed Potatoes; 2 tsp mild olive oil; 200 g pack Tenderstem broccoli; 20 g pack chives, chopped; 1 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Nonpareille Capers, drained; 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and ½ tsp juice; 40 g butter

So simple to prepare, but special to share. A classic herb butter sauce drenches the fish and will mingle into the mash.

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Serves2
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook12 mins
Total time22 mins

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280g pack frozen British hake fillets, defrosted
1½ tsp Cooks' Ingredients Fish Seasoning
400g pack Essential Mashed Potatoes
2 tsp mild olive oil
200g pack Tenderstem broccoli
½ x 20g pack chives, chopped
1 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Nonpareille Capers, drained
1 unwaxed lemon, zest and ½ tsp juice
40g butter

Pat the hake fillets dry on kitchen paper. Score the skin with a sharp knife and rub the fish seasoning over both sides. Heat the mashed potatoes in the microwave according to pack instructions.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the hake, skin-side down, and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes until the skin is crisp and deep golden. Turn the fillets and cook for 3 minutes more until opaque and they flake easily.
Cook the broccoli in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until just tender. Drain. Transfer the mash, broccoli and hake to plates and keep warm.
Add the chives, capers, lemon juice and 1 tbsp water to the frying pan. Dot in the butter. Season with pepper and heat until bubbling. Drizzle over the hake and vegetables and serve sprinkled with the lemon zest.

Cook’s tip

Hake makes a delicious alternative to cod and haddock, and buying frozen fillets means you have a ready supply. Cod and haddock work equally well if you prefer.

Squeeze and freeze the rest of the lemon juice or freeze wedges to put into drinks.

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