Dig into our classic homemade butternut and hake fishcakes served with a tartare sauce of gherkins, capers, yoghurt, and lemon juice. Sided with a cucumber & radish salad. A scrumptious dinner awaits!
Homemade Hake Fishcakes
Homemade Hake Fishcakes
with rustic tartare & a fresh green salad
Hands on Time: 30 - 50 minutes
Overall Time: 45 - 65 minutes
Ingredients:
- Butternut
- Capers
- Cucumber
- Dijon Mustard
- Fish
- Fresh Dill
- Gherkins
- Lemon Juice
- Line-caught Hake Fillet
- Line-caught Hake Fillets
- Low Fat Plain Yoghurt
- NOMU Seafood Rub
- Radish
- Salad Leaves
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
GET MASHING
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the butternut pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway). Place into a bowl and smash with a fork until rustic mash texture. Set aside.
FISHCAKE FEAST
Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add water and bring it back to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and carefully place the hake fillet into the water. Poach the fish until the flesh is opaque, 10-12 minutes. Remove from the pot, and gently flake the flesh with a fork, discarding any bones. Add to the bowl with the mashed butternut, and combine with ½ the chopped dill, the NOMU rub, seasoning, and the Dijon mustard. Roll the hake and butternut mixture into 2-3 fishcakes. Set aside in the fridge to chill, at least 15 minutes.
TARTARE TIME
In a bowl, combine the yoghurt, the chopped capers, the chopped gherkins, the lemon juice, and seasoning. Set aside.
BAKE THE CAKES
Place the fishcakes on a baking tray and coat in oil. Bake in the hot oven, 15-20 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, turn the oven to grill or the highest setting, and grill until golden brown and cooked through.
MAKE THE SALAD
In a salad bowl, toss together the rinsed salad leaves, the radish rounds, the cucumber half-moons, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
DISH UP
Serve your baked hake & butternut fishcakes with a dollop of homemade tartare and the fresh salad on the side. Sprinkle over the remaining dill. Dig in, Chef!
Butternut - 250g
Line-caught Hake Fillet - 1
Fresh Dill - 3g
NOMU Seafood Rub - 7.5ml
Dijon Mustard - 7,5ml
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 30ml
Capers - 5g
Gherkins - 25g
Lemon Juice - 15ml
Salad Leaves - 20g
Radish - 20g
Cucumber - 50g
GET MASHING
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the butternut pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway). Place into a bowl and smash with a fork until rustic mash texture. Set aside.
FISHCAKE FEAST
Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add water and bring it back to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and carefully place the hake fillets into the water. Poach the fish until the flesh is opaque, 10-12 minutes. Remove from the pot, and gently flake the flesh with a fork, discarding any bones. Add to the bowl with the mashed butternut, and combine with ½ the chopped dill, the NOMU rub, seasoning, and the Dijon mustard. Roll the hake and butternut mixture into 4-5 fishcakes. Set aside in the fridge to chill, at least 15 minutes.
TARTARE TIME
In a bowl, combine the yoghurt, the chopped capers, the chopped gherkins, the lemon juice, and seasoning. Set aside.
BAKE THE CAKES
Place the fishcakes on a baking tray and coat in oil. Bake in the hot oven, 15-20 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, turn the oven to grill or the highest setting, and grill until golden brown and cooked through.
MAKE THE SALAD
In a salad bowl, toss together the rinsed salad leaves, the radish rounds, the cucumber half-moons, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
DISH UP
Serve your baked hake & butternut fishcakes with a dollop of homemade tartare and the fresh salad on the side. Sprinkle over the remaining dill. Dig in, Chef!
Butternut - 500g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 2
Fresh Dill - 5g
NOMU Seafood Rub - 15ml
Dijon Mustard - 15ml
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 60ml
Capers - 10g
Gherkins - 50g
Lemon Juice - 30ml
Salad Leaves - 40g
Radish - 40g
Cucumber - 100g
GET MASHING
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the butternut pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway). Place into a bowl and smash with a fork until rustic mash texture. Set aside.
FISHCAKE FEAST
Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add water and bring it back to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and carefully place the hake fillets into the water. Poach the fish until the flesh is opaque, 10-12 minutes. Remove from the pot, and gently flake the flesh with a fork, discarding any bones. Add to the bowl with the mashed butternut, and combine with ½ the chopped dill, the NOMU rub, seasoning, and the Dijon mustard. Roll the hake and butternut mixture into 6-7 fishcakes. Set aside in the fridge to chill, at least 15 minutes.
TARTARE TIME
In a bowl, combine the yoghurt, the chopped capers, the chopped gherkins, the lemon juice, and seasoning. Set aside.
BAKE THE CAKES
Place the fishcakes on a baking tray and coat in oil. Bake in the hot oven, 15-20 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, turn the oven to grill or the highest setting, and grill until golden brown and cooked through.
MAKE THE SALAD
In a salad bowl, toss together the rinsed salad leaves, the radish rounds, the cucumber half-moons, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
DISH UP
Serve your baked hake & butternut fishcakes with a dollop of homemade tartare and the fresh salad on the side. Sprinkle over the remaining dill. Dig in, Chef!
Butternut - 750g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 3
Fresh Dill - 8g
NOMU Seafood Rub - 22.5ml
Dijon Mustard - 22,5ml
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 90ml
Capers - 15g
Gherkins - 75g
Lemon Juice - 45ml
Salad Leaves - 60g
Radish - 60g
Cucumber - 150g
GET MASHING
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the butternut pieces on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until golden, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway). Place into a bowl and smash with a fork until rustic mash texture. Set aside.
FISHCAKE FEAST
Boil the kettle. Place a pot over medium-high heat. Add water and bring it back to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and carefully place the hake fillets into the water. Poach the fish until the flesh is opaque, 10-12 minutes. Remove from the pot, and gently flake the flesh with a fork, discarding any bones. Add to the bowl with the mashed butternut, and combine with ½ the chopped dill, the NOMU rub, seasoning, and the Dijon mustard. Roll the hake and butternut mixture into 8-9 fishcakes. Set aside in the fridge to chill, at least 15 minutes.
TARTARE TIME
In a bowl, combine the yoghurt, the chopped capers, the chopped gherkins, the lemon juice, and seasoning. Set aside.
BAKE THE CAKES
Place the fishcakes on a baking tray and coat in oil. Bake in the hot oven, 15-20 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, turn the oven to grill or the highest setting, and grill until golden brown and cooked through.
MAKE THE SALAD
In a salad bowl, toss together the rinsed salad leaves, the radish rounds, the cucumber half-moons, a drizzle of olive oil, and seasoning. Set aside.
DISH UP
Serve your baked hake & butternut fishcakes with a dollop of homemade tartare and the fresh salad on the side. Sprinkle over the remaining dill. Dig in, Chef!
Butternut - 1kg
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 4
Fresh Dill - 10g
NOMU Seafood Rub - 30ml
Dijon Mustard - 30ml
Low Fat Plain Yoghurt - 125ml
Capers - 20g
Gherkins - 100g
Lemon Juice - 60ml
Salad Leaves - 80g
Radish - 80g
Cucumber - 200g