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Hake Fillets with Lemon and Caper Butter

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 2 hake fillets

  • 1 lemon

  • 50g butter

  • 1 tablespoon of capers

  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley.

Method

1. Heat some olive oil in a pan, and fry the hake fillets skin side down for 2 minutes. The add half the butter and cook for another minute until the skin crisps

2. Turn the hake over and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until cooked through. This will depend on the thickness of the fillets

3. Transfer the hake to a warm plate, and add the remaining butter, juice from one lemon, and a the parsley, and mix together

4. Serve the fish, with the sauce over the top. Accompany with some asparagus and some buttered new potatoes, or some crushed sweet potato and roasted vine tomatoes.