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Recipe Collection Baked Hake with Leek and Cheese Sauce
Recipe Collection Baked Hake with Leek and Cheese Sauce
Baked Hake with Leek and Cheese Sauce
Description
Hake is a white fish with a delicate flavor and wonderful texture. It is very appreciated in Spanish cuisine. If hake is not easy to find, try this recipe with cod or any other white fish.
Ingredients
At a glance
Serves
4
- 4 hake steaks or fillets
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- salt
Sauce
- 2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed and thinly sliced
- 2 Tbs butter
- 4-5 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup white wine
- salt and pepper
Methods/steps
- Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C).
- Grease an oven proof dish and place the hake in. For each piece of hake, score the surface 4-5 times and insert a slice of garlic on each one. Sprinkle with salt, drizzle with a little oil and bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on how thick the fish pieces are.
- Prepare the sauce while the fish is in the oven.
- Remove from the oven, pour the sauce over and serve.
Sauce
- Melt the butter over a medium-low heat. Add the sliced leek and cook for 4-5 minutes, until leek is translucent.
- Add wine, season lightly with salt and pepper and cover. Simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- When the leek is tender, pour into the blender, add the cream cheese and blend until smooth.
- Pour over the fish.
Additional Tips
This recipe is easy to scale dwon for small quantities and make for one or two people.
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