| Cashew Nut Crusted Hake with Orange Pawpaw Salsa |
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Preparation time: 40 Cooking time: 20 Ingredients: 2 salsa: large peppers,cut into small pieces 2 oranges,peeled,segmented and diced 1 small pawpaw,peeled,seeded and diced 125 ml mixed fresh parsley and mint, chopped 0.50 small red onion finely diced 50 ml lemon juice 15 ml olive oil 15 rice vinegar 1 clove garlic,crushed 1 ml cayenne pepper 125 ml fish: cake flour 2 large eggs 100 g cashew nuts 250 ml fresh breadcrumbs 180 g 6 hake fillets 50 ml sunflower oil, for frying 2 lemon wedges, to serve Method: Oven temperature:190°C. 1. Salsa Combine the ingredients for the salsa, cover and leave to stand for the flavours to develop. Season to taste. 2. Fish Sprinkle the flour on a sheet of wax paper. Use a fork to whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and 2 ml sunflower oil. 3. Grind the nuts finely in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl and mix with the fresh breadcrumbs. 4. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper. Coat the fish with the flour, dip into the egg and then into the nuts, coating completely. 5. Heat 30ml oil in a pan and fry the fish until golden, about two minutes each side. Transfer to a large baking sheet. 6. Bake the fish in a preheated oven for approximately seven minutes or until it is just opaque in the centre. Remove the fish from the oven, divide the fillets among the plates, top with the salsa and serve with lemon wedges. Recipe From : Ideas April 01, 2006
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