Roasted hake with salsa verde and clams

Name: Roasted hake with salsa verde and clams
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 500g live clams; 1 tbsp salt; 6 skinless hake fillets (around 120g each); 2 tbsp olive oil; Lemon wedges to serve; Steamed rice, boiled potatoes or olive oil mash to serve; For the sauce; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 6 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 1 tbsp plain flour; 300ml dry white wine; Juice 1 lemon; 60g flatleaf parsley, finely chopped

Portion size: Serves 6
Prep time 15 min, plus 45 min soaking. Cook time 25 min
Difficulty: easy

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Serve roasted hake with sweet, briny clams and a herby pan sauce in this easy but impressive recipe from Rosie Mackean. Perfect for summer entertaining.

Basque flavours: “The ‘salsa verde’ here is not the well-known Italian one,” explains Rosie. “Inspired by a Basque classic, it actually refers to a simple pan sauce turned green by lots of fresh parsley – the perfect bright accompaniment to some creamy, tender hake. The clams elevate the sauce with sweetness and depth of flavour, so don’t leave them out.”
Easy to cook: “Baking fish in the oven is easy – it’s much simpler than attempting to pan-fry it all and great for a dinner party.”
How to serve: “I love to serve this hake dish with a simple side like rice, boiled potatoes or even olive oil mash. The fish and its sauce are doing the talking, so let them.”

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Ingredients

500g live clams
1 tbsp salt
6 skinless hake fillets (around 120g each)
2 tbsp olive oil
Lemon wedges to serve
Steamed rice, boiled potatoes or olive oil mash to serve

For the sauce

4 tbsp olive oil
2 shallots, finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 tbsp plain flour
300ml dry white wine
Juice 1 lemon
60g flatleaf parsley, finely chopped

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Method

Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Rub the hake fillets with the 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with some salt and pepper, then put them on a baking tray. Set aside while you make the sauce.
Heat the 4 tbsp oil in a large saucepan (one with a lid) over a medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft but not coloured (about 5 minutes), then add the garlic. Fry for 1 minute, then stir in the flour. Cook for another minute, then pour in the white wine and lemon juice and stir well. Leave the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. (At this point you can cool and chill the sauce to finish later.)
When ready to continue, put the hake in the oven for 8-9 minutes. It should be just cooked, tender, pearlescent and delicious. Meanwhile, bring the sauce back to a simmer (if you need to), then add the clams. Cover with a lid, turn up the heat and cook for 5 minutes until the clams have opened up. Stir in the parsley and season.
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Transfer the hake to a large serving dish, then drape with the clams and vibrant green sauce. Serve with lemon wedges and rice or potatoes, as you prefer.