Cookbook:Hake in Herby Breadcrumbs

Hake in herby breadcrumbs is a fairly simple way of serving hake, or any other white fish. It has a nice crunchy texture and subtle flavours from the herbs and pine nuts. It's easily scalable. The details here are for two servings.

Breadcrumb mix

 * 1 cup breadcrumbs
 * ½ cup chopped herbs (e.g. parsley, tarragon, etc.)
 * 1 tablespoon pine nuts
 * 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
 * Salt to taste
 * Pepper to taste

Fish

 * 2 ea. (200 g) hake fillets
 * 1 egg, beaten
 * Lemon juice

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to gas mark 4.
 * 2) Mix together the breadcrumb ingredients in a food processor, adding the oil last. It should be a slightly moist mixture.
 * 3) Dip each hake fillet in beaten egg, then in the breadcrumb mix. Try to get the fillet evenly coated.
 * 4) Place each fillet in a gratin dish, drizzling a little oil on top.
 * 5) Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the breadcrumbs are browned.
 * 6) Sprinkle some lemon juice on top.
 * 7) Serve with a dressed salad.