• Fried hake with an onion and bean pickle sauce

    Ingredients

    • 2 hake fillets
    • salt and pepper, to taste
    • 5ml (1 tsp) Cajun spice mix
    • 60g (½ cup) flour
    • 2 eggs, beaten
    • cooking oil, for frying
    • chips, rice, bread or salad, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Season the fish with salt, pepper and Cajun spice. Dust with flour and dip in the beaten egg.

    2

    Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 170°C and fry the fish until golden brown, turning once, about 7 minutes.

    3

    Remove the fish from the oil and drain on paper towel. Serve with the pickle sauce and chips, rice, bread or salad.

    SAUCE
    20ml (4 tsp) cooking oil
    5ml (1 tsp) hot curry powder
    10ml (2 tsp) turmeric
    5ml (1 tsp) coriander powder
    2 onions, sliced
    15ml (1 tbsp) chopped garlic
    20ml (4 tsp) sugar
    250ml (1 cup) spirit vinegar
    salt and freshly ground black

    pepper, to taste
    200g baked beans

    1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the dry spices and fry for one minute.
    2. Add onions and garlic and sauté until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
    3. Add the sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper, and let the mixture reduce until the onions are cooked and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. 4 Finally, add the beans and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool and set aside.
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