Neven Maguire’s Pan-fried Hake with Lemon and Herb Butter Sauce @BordBia #macneanhouse

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 Of course this recipe is great with just parsley but experiment with a combination of soft fragrant herbs sauce as parsley, chives, tarragon or chervil depending on what’s available.

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 x 175g hake fillets, skin on and boned
  • 1 tablesp. olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 50g butter
  • ½ lemon, pips removed
  • 1 tablesp. chopped mixed herbs (parsley, chives and tarragon)

To Cook

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and add the seasoned hake fillets, skin side down. Cook for a couple of minutes until the skin is just beginning to crisp, then add little knobs of butter to the pan around each hake fillet and cook for another couple of minutes until the skin is crisp.

Turn the hake fillets over and cook for another 3-4 minutes until cooked through. This will depend on the thickness of the fillets. Transfer to warmed plates while you make the sauce.

Add the rest of the butter to the frying pan and allow it to gently melt over a moderate heat. When it has melted, add a squeeze of lemon juice and the herbs, swirling to combine. Season to taste. Spoon this sauce over the hake fillets and serve with steamed broccoli and some sautéed new potatoes.

Serving Suggestions

Steamed broccoli and sauté new potatoes

Tips

Above all be careful not to overcook the fish.  To check, gently prod the thickest part of the fish with a small knife.  If it is cooked, the flesh will look opaque and the flakes will separate easily.  If it isn’t done yet, it will still have the translucent look for raw fish.

Other fish you could use: Whiting, haddock or trout fillets

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 39g 

Carbohydrates: 52g 

Fat: 26g 

Iron: 2.4mg 

Energy: 644kcal 

Bruschetta Pizza with Irish Cheese @KerrygoldUSA

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The Tuscan flavors of warm bruschetta topped with bubbling Irish cheese – truly a taste to behold. This pizza is a wonderful oven-baked twist on the traditional appetizer, making a perfect shared starter or a meal of its own.

Prep:  20 minutes
Cook:  12 to 15 minutes
Serves:  6 main dishes or 12 appetizer servings

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups seeded, diced fresh tomato
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • Flour
  • 1 (7-oz.) package Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons shredded Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar Cheese
Directions:

Catherine Fulvio’s Easy Tomato Sauce

 
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    1h1 hour ago

    This simple kitchen essential recipe makes about 350ml.

     

    Ingredients

    This simple kitchen essential recipe makes about 350ml.

    • 2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 1 tsp tomato puree
    • 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 4 basil leaves

    Method

    1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan.
    2. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes on a low heat until soft.
    3. Add the tomato puree and cook for a further 1 minute.
    4. Add the tomatoes along with their juice and salt and pepper.
    5. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
    6. Adjust the salt, pepper and sugar as necessary.
    7. At the last minutes, shred the basil leaves and add to the sauce.
     

 

 

Catherine Fulvio’s Easy Tomato Sauce –

Catherine Fulvio’s Easy Tomato Sauce

 
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    1h1 hour ago

    This simple kitchen essential recipe makes about 350ml.

     

    Ingredients

    This simple kitchen essential recipe makes about 350ml.

    • 2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 1 tsp tomato puree
    • 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 4 basil leaves

    Method

    1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan.
    2. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes on a low heat until soft.
    3. Add the tomato puree and cook for a further 1 minute.
    4. Add the tomatoes along with their juice and salt and pepper.
    5. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
    6. Adjust the salt, pepper and sugar as necessary.
    7. At the last minutes, shred the basil leaves and add to the sauce.
     

 

 

Catherine Fulvio’s Easy Tomato Sauce –

Bruschetta Pizza with Irish Cheese @KerrygoldUSA

bruschetta_pizza_with_kerrygold_dubliner_cheese

The Tuscan flavors of warm bruschetta topped with bubbling Irish cheese – truly a taste to behold. This pizza is a wonderful oven-baked twist on the traditional appetizer, making a perfect shared starter or a meal of its own.

Prep:  20 minutes
Cook:  12 to 15 minutes
Serves:  6 main dishes or 12 appetizer servings

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups seeded, diced fresh tomato
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • Flour
  • 1 (7-oz.) package Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, shredded
  • 3 tablespoons shredded Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar Cheese
Directions: