Saturday, March 30, 2013

Pan Fried Hake with Garlic, White Wine, & Butter Sauce

Never saw or heard of Hake until a couple weeks ago when we were at Trader Joe's and saw it in the frozen seafood section. Looked cod-like, so figured it would be a mildish fish. Well, apparently, it is related to cod (confirmed after a Google search). Cooked the fillets with the tried and true ingredients of olive oil, butter, white wine, garlic, onion, parsley and lemon juice and they turned out fab. 


Ingredients:

4 Hake (or cod) fillets
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, minced (1/2 cup)
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup white wine
2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
Juice of 1/2 Meyer (or regular) lemon
Fish rub or blackened seasoning

1. Heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add garlic & onion and saute for 5 minutes or until translucent.

2. Rub both sides of fish fillets with your fav seasoning. Using a spatula, scrape onion-garlic mixture to one side of the pan; add 1 tbsp. of butter to the pan. When melted, add Hake fillets and cook 3-4 minutes, turn over, and cook an additional 3-4 minutes. 

3. Remove fish to a platter. Add the wine, parsley, lemon juice and 1 tbsp. of butter to the pan. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes until sauce is slightly reduced. 

4. Plate fish onto individual serving dishes. Pour sauce over the fish and garnish with fresh parsley. Serve with a side of rice pilaf, couscous, quinoa, or whatever floats your boat.  \

Chopped parsley, garlic, onion, and a Meyer lemon.

Hake fillets.

Season the Hake on both sides with fish rub, blackened seasoning or anything else you like.

Saute the minced onion and garlic in 1 tbsp. of olive oil for about 5 minutes.

Using a spatula, scrape onion-garlic mixture to the sides of the pan and then add 1 tbsp. of butter.

When butter is melted, add the Hake fillets and saute 3-4 minutes per side. When cooked through, remove the fillets to a platter.

Add remaining 1 tbsp. of butter to the pan, along with the wine, parsley, and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until slightly reduced.

Plate fish onto individual serving plates, top with sauce and serve with your favorite side. 

2 comments:

  1. Another winner. Turned out perfect. Only thing I did differently was to use coriander, because that's what I have growing right now, and I ground up some Japanese peppers.

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    1. Awesome! IMHO, simpler is usually better when it comes to fish so it's hard to go wrong with this sauce. And, I'm all for subbing with whatever's growing in the garden.

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