Savory Stewed Hake with Celery and Tomatoes

A wonderful recipe for juicy hake in vegetable gravy. This is truly a simple, but tasty and healthy dish. The combination of tender hake with vegetables, which are decorated with the aroma of celery, makes stewed hake pleasant and desirable. Hake can be served for any weekday meal, both as an independent dish and as a fish dish with any side dish (potatoes, pasta, cereals, etc.).
cook time: 35 min
Nora Vaughn
Savory Stewed Hake with Celery and Tomatoes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

111
Calories
8g
Fat
5g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

To fry the hake:

Wheat flour 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Hake 300 g

For the marinade:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Dry spices to taste

For the gravy:

Onion 50 g
Tomatoes 50 g
Salt to taste
Water 1 cup
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Carrot 50 g
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Dry spices to taste
Celery 25 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
I had frozen carcasses. I defrosted them, cleaned them, gutted them, trimmed the fins, removed the head. I gave it time to dry. Then she cut the carcasses into equal slices.

Step 2

Step 2
I salted the pieces, peppered them, and seasoned them with spices. While we are busy with other processes, let the hake marinate.

Step 3

Step 3
Onions can be chopped in any format. I chopped it into small pieces. You can grate the carrots, then the gravy will be thicker. But I wanted aesthetics. And I cut the peeled and washed carrots in this format.

Step 4

Step 4
Celery can also be chopped in different ways. But in such a dish, celery will look good in such thin half-slices. Those. cut the stem crosswise.

Step 5

Step 5
Letʼs cut the tomato last. Let these be small slices.

Step 6

Step 6
You can turn on the stove and put two frying pans. In one where the oil is heated, fry the vegetables over medium heat — first the garlic, followed by onions, carrots, celery and finally the tomatoes.

Step 7

Step 7
And in the second, where the oil is also heated, add the fish, first rolling it in flour.

Step 8

Step 8
Fill the prepared vegetables with water (a glass or half a glass, more is possible — depending on the situation). As soon as it boils, add tomato paste to it. After stirring everything, boil for a minute and add the fried fish here (so that it is half buried in the gravy). Simmer under the lid for about 10 minutes. At the end, taste and, if necessary, add spices or salt.

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