haddock
in a tomato sauce
with herbs
Haddock was not very popular in Belgium
until recently. In England, on the other hand,
this fish is widely eaten, salted, smoked
and, above all, processed into the national
dish par excellence: the fish & chips. The
fish meat is slightly softer than cod. That
means: be careful when baking or preparing
in general.
There is a supply of haddock all year round,
but the best period is from July to the end of
the year. In this recipe, the fish is served in
a tomato sauce with different kinds of fresh
herbs.
First make the sauce. Cut the carrots, onions
and celery into fine brunoise. Cut the young
leeks into rings. Crush a few cloves of garlic.
Sauté all the vegetables in a few tablespoons
of olive oil.
Make a bouquet garni from bay leaf, thyme,
rosemary, oregano and sage. Put it with the
vegetables. Pour in fish stock, a glass of white
wine and a bottle of passata. Mix with a few
tablespoons of tomato concentrate and the
juice of half a lemon. Season with pepper, salt
and paprika. If you have it, you can also add
some dried seaweed.
The other preparations. Chop a few sun-dried
tomatoes. Remove the skin from a tomato,
empty it and cut the flesh into strips. Extract the
zest from a lemon. Remove the leaves from a
few crowns of lemon basil. Wash a handful of
parsley.
The haddock. Choose the whole fish with skin
on both sides, but without the head and the
intestines removed. Cut the fins and rinse off
the blood. Cut off the tail and divide the rest
into three pieces. Sprinkle with plain flour. Heat
oil with a knob of butter and fry the fish pieces
on high heat, about 3 to 4 minutes on each
side.
The finishing touch. Bring the sauce back to
temperature, just below boiling point. Stir in the
sun-dried tomatoes and the basil leaves. Place
the fried fish in the sauce. Finish with the strips
of fresh tomato, parsley and lemon zest.
tomato concentrate
bay leaf
thyme
rosemary
oregano
sage
lemon basil
parsley
dried seaweed
lemon
paprika powder
butter
pepper and salt
haddock
celery
onions
carrots
young leek
tomatoes
garlic
olive oil
fish stock
passata
all-purpose flour
Ingredient
quantities
are
only
listed
when
absolutely
necessary.
Making
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right
choices
when
following
a
recipe,
with
your
fiery
passion
for
cooking,
that's
creative cooking
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