Andalusian Fried Hake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs fillet hake (or any other fish)
• 3/4 lb tomato
• bay leaf
• oil (for frying)
• seasoning
• seasoned flour
• mixed herbs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 pint wine
• 1 onion
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 ounce flour
• 1 small red pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the fish into strips about 3/4 inch wide and 3 inches in length.
• 2 heat the oil in a deep pan until smoking hot. toss the fish in seasoned flour, put into a frying basket and fry until they are golden brown.
• 3 drain well and pile on a hot dish in a pyramid, and serve with sauce.
• 4 for sauce:.
• 5 heat 1 tblsp. olive oil and fry the chopped onion and garlic.
• 6 slice the pepper and tomatoes and put into the pan with the bay leaf, seasoning and a few herbs (including tarragon if available).
• 7 add 1/2 pint water and the wine and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile beat together the fat and flour.
• 9 sieve the contents of the pan, then return them to the pan with the creamed flour and continue stirring until the sauce thickens; boil for 3 minutes before serving.