Hake with Braised Fennel

Prepare the Braised Fennel  Recipe   and put on to simmer. Put on potatoes if mashed potato to be served.

Cut off and discard the cheeks of the hake, carefully cut each steak into two tranches discarding the bone  Picture  . Coat the tranches with olive oil and season with salt and fresh white pepper.

Ten minutes to go, put a couple of tablespoonfuls of olive oil into an ovenproof pan over a medium heat. Put the hake skin down and brown for two to three minutes, turn and cook for a minute or two. Transfer the pan to an oven at 350°F/180°C/Reg4 to finish off for a few minutes.

Make mashed potato if used and spoon on to serving plates followed by some fennel and juices and the hake. Add a slice of lemon to garnish and serve  Zoom  .