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Whole lemon stuffed hake with olive and caper sauce

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 whole hake
2 lemons, sliced
garlic cloves
5 g fresh dill
3 T olive oil
salt, to season

For olive and caper sauce:

olive oil
¼ cup capers in wine vinegar, drained
¼ cup caper berries in vinegar, drained
1 lemon, zest and juice
1 Roma tomato, diced
5 g Italian parsley, roughly chopped
5 g fresh dill

Method

1. Ask your fishmonger to clean and descale your whole fish. Line a baking tray and fill the fish with sliced lemons, garlic cloves and dill. Rub over olive oil and salt. Bake in a hot, preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan and gently fry capers and olives together until fragrant. Turn off the heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Serve with the fish.

Photography: Jan Ras
Recipes and Production: Jacqueline Burgess
Food assistant: Lerato Motau

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