Serves: 2–4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Works well with: Yellowtail, Snoek, Kob, Silver, Jacopever, just about any Fish With A Story
Occasion: Quick eats, Easy weekday
Tip: Watch How to fillet whole fish like a pro.
Ingredients
400 g of filleted Fish With A Story
5 large potatoes
2 cups milk
1 clove crushed garlic
knob of butter
1 onion, finely chopped
handful of thyme leaves
chopped parsley or chives
salt & white pepper
breadcrumbs, optional
Method
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Season fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Place in the fridge for an hour.
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Boil potatoes in salted water. Once tender pour the water off and leave to steam dry.
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Place 2 cups of milk in a saucepan with 1 clove of crushed garlic, 1 finely chopped onion and some thyme leaves. Place the fish inside.
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Gently warm the milk over low heat and poach the fish for 12–15 minutes. Lift the fish out of the milk and flake it.
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Add ½ cup of the warm milk (with garlic and onion bits) and a good knob of butter to the potatoes and mash roughly.
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Season with salt and white pepper.
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Add the flaked fish and mix through. Add some chopped parsley or chives.
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Ready to eat just like this or spread in an oven dish, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and place under a hot grill until golden brown.
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