Johannesburg - In the first of a series, MasterChef SA judge Benny Masekwameng has created a recipe for readers of The Sunday Independent.
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Pan-fried hake fillet with creamy potato and vegetable salad
Ingredients
200g hake fillet (thick part of the hake, not the tail part)
40g green beans
40g cherry tomatoes
40g baby onions
60g baby potatoes (boiled)
30g calamata olives (pitted)
60ml fresh cream
30ml lemon juice
1tsp dill (chopped)
1tbsp olive oil
Method:
In a hot pan grill the hake for 4 min on each side or until cooked. Remove from pan, add the onion, beans, tomatoes, potatoes and olives to the same pan and sauté for a further 5 min. Add the cream, lemon juice and dill and toss until well mixed. Serve in a deep soup plate, with the veg mix at the bottom and the hake on top and a drizzle of the sauce on the fish. - The Sunday Independent