This mouthwatering Mediterranean-inspired dish is the perfect meal for an evening in. A generous serving of sweet & tangy tomato sauce is layered with pops of briny green olives and topped with a crispy-skin hake fillet. Sided with a sweet potato mash and fresh dressed leaves. Be warned: this dish will have you hooked on hake, Chef!
Tomato-caper Hake
Tomato-caper Hake
with sweet potato mash, fresh parsley & pitted green olives
Hands on Time: 25 - 40 minutes
Overall Time: 40 - 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- Capers
- Cooked Chopped Tomato
- Fish
- Fresh Parsley
- Garlic Clove
- Garlic Cloves
- Line-caught Hake Fillet
- Line-caught Hake Fillets
- NOMU Italian Rub
- Onion
- Onions
- Pitted Green Olives
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Salad Leaves
- Sweet Potato
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
- Paper Towel
- Butter (optional)
- Milk (optional)
SWEET MASH
Place the sweet potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
FRY FOR FRAGRANCE
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion until soft and browned, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the NOMU rub, the grated garlic, the vinegar, and the chopped capers. Fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly).
TOMATO SAUCE
When the garlic is fragrant, add the cooked chopped tomato, the halved olives, 50ml of water, and a sweetener. Simmer until thickened, 5-7 minutes. Add a splash of water if it’s too thick. Remove from the heat and season.
HERE’S TO HAKE!
Place a clean pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). Pat the hake dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the hake, skin-side down, until crispy, 3-4 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and season.
DRESSED LEAVES
In a salad bowl, dress the rinsed salad leaves with olive oil and seasoning.
SERVICE, PLEASE!
Plate up the tomato sauce and the hake. Side with the sweet potato mash and dressed salad leaves. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley. Delish, Chef!
Sweet Potato - 250g
Onion - 1
NOMU Italian Rub - 5ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Red Wine Vinegar - 15ml
Capers - 5g
Cooked Chopped Tomato - 100g
Pitted Green Olives - 20g
Line-caught Hake Fillet - 1
Salad Leaves - 20g
Fresh Parsley - 4g
SWEET MASH
Place the sweet potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
FRY FOR FRAGRANCE
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion until soft and browned, 4-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the NOMU rub, the grated garlic, the vinegar, and the chopped capers. Fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly).
TOMATO SAUCE
When the garlic is fragrant, add the cooked chopped tomato, the halved olives, 100ml of water, and a sweetener. Simmer until thickened, 6-8 minutes. Add a splash of water if it’s too thick. Remove from the heat and season.
HERE’S TO HAKE!
Place a clean pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). Pat the hake dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the hake, skin-side down, until crispy, 3-4 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and season.
DRESSED LEAVES
In a salad bowl, dress the rinsed salad leaves with olive oil and seasoning.
SERVICE, PLEASE!
Plate up the tomato sauce and the hake. Side with the sweet potato mash and dressed salad leaves. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley. Delish, Chef!
Sweet Potato - 500g
Onion - 1
NOMU Italian Rub - 10ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Red Wine Vinegar - 30ml
Capers - 10g
Cooked Chopped Tomato - 200g
Pitted Green Olives - 40g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 2
Salad Leaves - 40g
Fresh Parsley - 8g
SWEET MASH
Place the sweet potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
FRY FOR FRAGRANCE
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion until soft and browned, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the NOMU rub, the grated garlic, the vinegar, and the chopped capers. Fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly).
TOMATO SAUCE
When the garlic is fragrant, add the cooked chopped tomato, the halved olives, 150ml of water, and a sweetener. Simmer until thickened, 7-9 minutes. Add a splash of water if it’s too thick. Remove from the heat and season.
HERE’S TO HAKE!
Place a clean pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). Pat the hake dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the hake, skin-side down, until crispy, 3-4 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and season.
DRESSED LEAVES
In a salad bowl, dress the rinsed salad leaves with olive oil and seasoning.
SERVICE, PLEASE!
Plate up the tomato sauce and the hake. Side with the sweet potato mash and dressed salad leaves. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley. Delish, Chef!
Sweet Potato - 750g
Onions - 2
NOMU Italian Rub - 15ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Red Wine Vinegar - 45ml
Capers - 15g
Cooked Chopped Tomato - 300g
Pitted Green Olives - 60g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 3
Salad Leaves - 60g
Fresh Parsley - 12g
SWEET MASH
Place the sweet potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk. Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
FRY FOR FRAGRANCE
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion until soft and browned, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the NOMU rub, the grated garlic, the vinegar, and the chopped capers. Fry until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly).
TOMATO SAUCE
When the garlic is fragrant, add the cooked chopped tomato, the halved olives, 200ml of water, and a sweetener. Simmer until thickened, 8-10 minutes. Add a splash of water if it’s too thick. Remove from the heat and season.
HERE’S TO HAKE!
Place a clean pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). Pat the hake dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the hake, skin-side down, until crispy, 3-4 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and season.
DRESSED LEAVES
In a salad bowl, dress the rinsed salad leaves with olive oil and seasoning.
SERVICE, PLEASE!
Plate up the tomato sauce and the hake. Side with the sweet potato mash and dressed salad leaves. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley. Delish, Chef!
Sweet Potato - 1kg
Onions - 2
NOMU Italian Rub - 20ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Red Wine Vinegar - 60ml
Capers - 20g
Cooked Chopped Tomato - 400g
Pitted Green Olives - 80g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 4
Salad Leaves - 80g
Fresh Parsley - 15g