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Hake with Panko & Pesto

Posted in Fish, Food, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 26 April 2025| 2 Comments »

A week night fish dish that was a hit with everyone in our family, and that’s saying something. Peas are obligatory as the side.

Wine Suggestion: this works excellently with a zesty, citrus flavoured white like the Pico Maccario Gavi di Gavi from Piedmont in Italy.

Hake with Panko & Pesto – serves 4

  • 1kg floury potatoes, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus a little extra
  • 4 pieces of hake (or another firm white fish), skin and bones removed
  • 2 tbsp pesto
  • 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp finely grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp chopped pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp dill, chopped
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • ¼ lemon, zested and juiced

Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan.

Put the wedges onto a baking tray and drizzle over 1 tbsp of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat in the oil. Bake for 50-55 minutes, turning halfway, until crispy and golden.

Oil another baking sheet and add the fish pieces. Spread the pesto over the fish pieces and sprinkle over the panko breadcrumbs. Drizzle with a tbsp of olive oil, then sprinkle over the Parmesan and chopped pine nuts. Place in the oven for the final 10-12 minutes of cooking time. The top should be golden and the fish should flake easily.

Mix the capers, dill, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice with some black pepper in a small bowl. Serve the fish with the wedges, peas and dip.

(Original recipe from BBC Good Food)

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Chicken Dippers!

Posted in Chicken, Food, tagged , , , , , , on 3 December 2023| Leave a Comment »

All they want to eat is chicken nuggets – at least you know what’s in this version and they’re baked in the oven. Little wins!

Chicken dippers – serves 3 to 4

  • rapeseed oil spray
  • 90g panko breadcrumbs
  • 500g chicken breasts, cut into 1½ cm strips
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt

FOR THE BATTER:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1½ tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan.

Spread the panko breadcrumbs onto a baking tray, spray with oil and bake for 7 minutes or until golden, then transfer to a bowl.

Get a grill pan and spray the metal rack with oil.

Put the batter ingredients in a bowl and whisk with a fork to combine. Add the chicken and toss to coat in the batter.

Pick the chicken pieces up with tongs and put into the breadcrumb bowl. Sprinkle the surface with the breadcrumbs and press with your fingers to make sure they stick. Transfer the breadcrumbed chicken to the metal rack and repeat until the chicken is all coated.

Spray the chicken pieces generously with oil, and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.

Serve with ketchup or mayonnaise.

(Original recipe from Recipetineats Dinner by Nagi Maehashi, Pan Macmillan, 2022.)

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Chicken Cotoletta

Posted in Chicken, Food, Italian, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 11 March 2021| 1 Comment »

This handy Italian chicken dish is great for a Friday night and kids love it! Serve with a green salad, lemon wedges and mayonnaise. If you have eggs leftover you can pop them in the fridge to scramble the next morning.

Wine Suggestion: keep it simple with an easy, dry white of your choice: Chardonnay, Verdicchio, Chenin … or tonights choice the Flying Solo Grenache Blanc – Viognier blend from Domaine Gayda. Easy, friendly citrus and apple flavours with hints of heather and a slight nuttiness, finishing clean and dry.

Chicken Cotoletta – serves 4

  • 2 chicken breasts, sliced lengthways with your knife parallel to the board to give 4 thin fillets (your butcher will do this for you if you ask)
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 handful of Italian 00 flour
  • 3 medium free-range eggs, lightly beaten
  • about 300g panko breadcrumbs

Put each piece of chicken between sheets of clingfilm, then beat them gently with a rolling pin until nice and thin. Season and sprinkle with the lemon juice.

Get 3 plates out and put the flour on one, the eggs on the next, and finally the breadcrumbs. Dip the chicken into the flour, shaking off any excess, then gently into the egg and finally into the breadcrumbs.

Heat a large frying pan with plenty of olive oil and fry the chicken until golden and crispy, a couple of minutes on each side. You can do this in batches if easier.

(Original recipe from Polpo by Russell Norman, Bloomsbury, 2012.)

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