Hake steaks 8 x 120g Medium onion 1, diced Garlic 2 cloves, roughly chopped Black olives 1 small tin (about 100g) pitted and halved (optional) On-the-vine tomatoes 500g, chopped Tomato purée 1 tsp Fresh basil a handful, roughly chopped Oregano 2 tsp Olive oil 1 tbsp Sugar a pinch Sea salt and black pepper

Preheat the oven to 180ºc/gas 4. Season the hake steaks and place on an oiled non-stick baking tray. To make the sauce, fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil for approximately five minutes until soft. Add the chopped vine tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano and sugar (this lessens the acidity of the tomatoes). Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. When the sauce has reduced in consistency stir in the fresh basil. Spoon the sauce over the hake steaks and add the pitted olives if desired. Season then cover with foil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

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Cornish hake steak in rich tomato sauce

John Collins of Dennis Knights Fish Merchants in Port Isaac shares his recipe for Cornish hake steak in a rich tomato sauce

‘Serve this hake steak with buttered new potatoes and seasonal veg,’ says John Collins of Dennis Knights Fish Merchants in Port Isaac

Serves 2

You will need

Hake steaks 8 x 120g
Medium onion 1, diced
Garlic 2 cloves, roughly chopped
Black olives 1 small tin (about 100g) pitted and halved (optional)
On-the-vine tomatoes 500g, chopped
Tomato purée 1 tsp
Fresh basil a handful, roughly chopped
Oregano 2 tsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Sugar a pinch
Sea salt and black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºc/gas 4.
Season the hake steaks and place on an oiled non-stick baking tray.
To make the sauce, fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil for approximately five minutes until soft. Add the chopped vine tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano and sugar (this lessens the acidity of the tomatoes).
Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. When the sauce has reduced in consistency stir in the fresh basil.
Spoon the sauce over the hake steaks and add the pitted olives if desired. Season then cover with foil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

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You will need

Hake steaks 8 x 120g
Medium onion 1, diced
Garlic 2 cloves, roughly chopped
Black olives 1 small tin (about 100g) pitted and halved (optional)
On-the-vine tomatoes 500g, chopped
Tomato purée 1 tsp
Fresh basil a handful, roughly chopped
Oregano 2 tsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Sugar a pinch
Sea salt and black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºc/gas 4.
Season the hake steaks and place on an oiled non-stick baking tray.
To make the sauce, fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil for approximately five minutes until soft. Add the chopped vine tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano and sugar (this lessens the acidity of the tomatoes).
Reduce the heat and simmer for ten minutes. When the sauce has reduced in consistency stir in the fresh basil.
Spoon the sauce over the hake steaks and add the pitted olives if desired. Season then cover with foil and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes.