This crusted haddock bake is an unusual and wonderful dish to create for your family and friends that is just a little different to the norm.
Ingredients
- haddock bake:
- 3 cloves garlic (finely diced)
- 0.5 red chilli (finely diced)
- 1 inch root ginger (finely diced/grated)
- 1 medium sized leek (cut into slices)
- 150 g mushrooms (sliced)
- 12-16 cherry tomatoes
- 4 tblsp soy sauce
- 150 ml well flavoured fish stock
- 700 g haddock fillets (cut into chunks)
- 1 bunch scallions
- crust topping:
- 150 g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp sea salt
- grated zest 1 lemon
- 1 tblsp chopped coriander/parsley
- juice of 2 lemons
Method
- Begin by making the crust topping. Add the breadcrumbs to a large bowl, mix in the chopped coriander, sea salt and the lemon zest and mix well.
- Pour in the lemon juice and continue to mix well until a nice consistency has been achieved. Store until required and preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5).
- Meanwhile begin to make the haddock bake element of the recipe. Heat a deep pan with a little oil and sauté the chilli, garlic and ginger gently and without colour for a couple of minutes until they have softened down.
- Next add in the leeks, mushrooms and tomatoes and continue this process for a further few minutes until these vegetables too have softened down.
- Next add in the soy sauce and the flavoured stock and allow this mixture to come to the boil.
- Cook gently for a couple of moments and then add in the chunks of haddock and allow to cook very gently for a couple of moments until it begins to flake a little. Take off the heat and mix in the chopped scallions.
- Transfer to a casserole dish, scatter with the crust topping and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until bubbling.
- To Serve:
- Serve immediately with a large salad.
Notes
Tips: You can use the crust topping recipe to pile on top of any fish of your choice and bake it in the oven for a delicious herb crusted fish. Substitute the haddock for a variety of fish if you don’t like haddock and in fact I have often used chunks of chicken for this dish also, you will however need to cook the mixture in the pan for a little longer.
