Pan-Fried Hake & Pickled Fish

Jan Braai | Pan-Fried Hake & Pickled Fish Recipe

WHAT YOU NEED

FOR THE PAN-FRIED FISH

  • 1 box of frozen hake pieces (450 – 500g, about 4 – 6 pieces)

  • paper towel

  • ½ cup cake wheat flour

  • Jan Braai Garlic and Herb Salt

  • oil for frying

  • lemon wedges for serving

 

FOR THE PICKLED FISH

  • 1 tot olive oil

  • 2 onions, sliced

  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped and crushed

  • fresh ginger, peeled and grated (same as the garlic)

  • 1 teaspoon mild curry powder

  • 1 teaspoon turmeric

  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander

  • 1 teaspoon cumin

  • 2 bay leaves

  • ½ cup white wine vinegar

  • ½ cup water

  • 2 tots brown sugar

  • salt and black pepper to taste

WHAT TO DO

  1. Use a paper towel and pat the frozen fish dry – this is an important step, to make sure the fish is dry before coating it with flour.
  2. Season the flour generously with Jan Braai Garlic & Herb Salt and dip the frozen fish in the seasoned flour coating both sides.
  3. Heat oil in your pan on the fire, but make sure the heat is medium to prevent anything from burning and the fish to cook through.
  4. Place the flour dusted fish in the warm pan and fry for 4 minutes on both sides each, until the fish is cooked through and the flour is brown and crisp.

 

WHAT TO DO FOR THE PICKLED FISH

  1. Heat the oil in a pan on the fire and fry the onion until soft. 
  2. Add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, turmeric, coriander, cumin and bay leaves and fry for 1 minute.
  3. Add the vinegar, water and sugar, mix everything together and let this simmer until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is cooked and full of flavour. Remove the sauce from the heat
  4. Place the sauce in a bowl or container with a lid and add the fish to the sauce, making sure everything is covered with the sauce. Leave the fish in the sauce, covered, in the fridge for 24 hours and serve with fresh fire toasted bread

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