Simple baked hake fillet

Simple baked hake fillet

Merluza al horno, or baked hake, is a very simple and delicious dish that is perfect for calorie-conscious fish lovers and vegetarians who enjoy fish.

This dish is often found in coastal regions. Hake is very popular in Spain and can be bought fresh in almost all supermarkets.

In this recipe, I will show you how to prepare fish in a very simple way. You can also try this recipe with other types of fish, such as salmon or trout.

Ingredients

2 kg potatoes
1/2 kg pumpkin
1 large onion
4 cloves of garlic
4 sprigs of rosemary
1 kg hake, filleted
1/4 liter white wine
Salt
Sweet paprika powder

For the sauce

200 ml olive oil
50 g breadcrumbs
1 clove of garlic
Salt

Info

Persons: 4
Preparation: approx. 1.5 hours
Difficulty level: very easy

The preparation

Step 1:

Peel and slice the onions and potatoes. Peel and dice the pumpkin. Peel one clove of garlic and set aside, peel the others and slice them.

Step 2:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (upper and lower heat). Layer the potatoes, onion, pumpkin, and 4 unpeeled garlic cloves in a baking dish, season with salt, and sprinkle with paprika. Drizzle with olive oil and place the rosemary sprigs on top.

Step 3:

Place the baking dish on the middle rack of the oven and bake for about 50 minutes. If the potatoes brown too quickly on top, simply cover them with a piece of aluminum foil.

Step 4:

In the meantime, place the filleted hake on a large plate, season with salt, pour over the white wine and place in the refrigerator. Turn after approx. 20 minutes.

Step 5:

For the sauce, pour the olive oil into a tall cup, add the garlic and breadcrumbs and purée with a hand blender or in a mixer. Season to taste with salt.

Step 6:

When the potatoes and pumpkin are almost done, remove them from the oven and place the marinated hake on top. Pour the wine and olive oil sauce over it and bake for another 15-20 minutes. Done!