Poached Hake with a Simple Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

Poached Hake

• 6 x 150g skinless and boneless hake fillets
• 2 tablesp. fresh parsley leaves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tomato Sauce

• 2 tbsp. rapeseed or olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• A pinch of sugar
• Grated zest of half a lemon
• ½ tsp. turmeric
• ¼-½ tsp. chilli flakes
• 100ml water

To Serve

• Mashed potatoes and a green salad

Method

To make the tomato sauce: Heat a large frying pan over high heat.  Add all the sauce ingredients to the pan.  Stir well and bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for a couple of minutes.

To cook the fish: Season the fish with a little salt and black pepper.  Then place the fillets on top of the gently simmering sauce.  Cover and leave to cook for 15 minutes until the fish is cooked through. Sprinkle over the parsley.

To serve: Serve the hake with the tomato sauce, mashed potatoes and a green salad.