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Garlic and Herb Hake Fillets with Lentils and Rice

Garlic and Herb Hake Fillets with Lentils and Rice 
  • 4 People
  • 55 min.
  • easy 
South Africa's favourite fish prepared in a way that will have the whole family asking for more! Create a crispy golden coating for your hake, then serve with a delicious combo of rice, mushrooms, basil pesto and (for extra nutrition) tinned lentils. 
Ingredients
  • 4 large hake fillets (free from skin and bones)
  • 150 ml cake flour
  • 1 x 43 gram sachet Knorr Creamy garlic and Herb Potato Bake
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 250 g button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 50 g chives, finely chopped
  • 500 ml (2 cups) rice, boiled and drained
  • 1 x 410 gram tin lentils, drained
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) basil pesto
Cooking Method

  1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan or pot.

  2. In a bowl mix together the cake flour and the contents of the sachet of KNORR

  3. Garlic and Herb Potato Bake.

  4. Dip the hake into the egg first and then into the flour mixture and repeat.

  5. Lightly fry the hake until the crust is a light golden brown.

  6. Remove hake from oil and allow to drain on paper towel.

  7. To prepare the rice sauté the mushrooms, garlic and chives in a pan until cooked then stir this together with the lentils and basil pesto into the cooked rice.

  8. Better For You Tips : Replace rice with wild or brown rice & salad for a more nutritious alternative.

  • Nut Free
  • Dairy Free
  • Gluten Free

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