Seared Hake with Crab Crushed Potatoes and Smoked Shrimp Sauce

Pan-seared hake served with flavorful crab-mixed crushed potatoes and a rich, creamy smoked shrimp bisque-style sauce.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 712.4 kcals 1424.8 kcals
Carbohydrates 24.3 grams 48.6 grams
Fat 42.3 grams 84.5 grams
Protein 59.1 grams 118.2 grams
Cook Time
25 mins
Produces
2 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

CondimentsSauces
Dairy
Fruits
0.5
piece
Lemon
juice only
Liquids
30
ml
225
ml
NutsSeeds
1
1
Salt
to taste
1
1
Black Pepper
freshly ground, to taste
2
clove
15
ml
Dill
chopped, fresh
OilsFats
15
ml
Olive Oil
for frying fish
15
ml
Olive Oil
for the sauce
15
ml
Olive Oil
for potatoes and brushing
Seafood
200
g
Hake Fillets
skin on
200
g
110
g
White Crab Meat
free of shells
Vegetables
1
piece
Shallot
finely chopped
1
piece
Leek
white part only, finely chopped
250
g
Anya Potatoes
or similar salad potatoes
2
piece
Plum Tomatoes
skinned, deseeded and chopped
2
piece
Spring Onions
finely sliced

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Heat a frying pan and add 15ml of olive oil.
  • Season hake fillets and fry skin-side down for one minute.
  • Transfer fish to a baking tray.
  • Bake hake for four minutes, then remove to rest.
  • De-shell shrimps and set meat aside, reserving the shells.
  • Sauté shallot and leek in 15ml of oil for one minute.
  • Add garlic and sauté for one additional minute.
  • Add tomato purée and shrimp shells and cook for four minutes.
  • Deglaze with brandy, add fish stock, and simmer for four minutes.
  • Stir in cream and season to taste.
  • Cool slightly and blend in a food processor until smooth.
  • Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan.
  • Simmer the sauce and add the reserved shrimp meat.
  • Boil potatoes in salted water until tender and drain.
  • Crush potatoes with a fork and season well.
  • Mix potatoes with crab, tomato, spring onion, half the lemon juice, oil, and dill.
  • Serve hake atop potatoes, drizzle with remaining lemon and oil, and spoon sauce around.