Duo of Hake and Shrimp Recipe

Duo of Hake and Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces of instant mashed potatoes

3 hake medallions

6 medium shrimp

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

olive oil to taste (to grease the bottom of the pan)

1 ripe tomato

1/4 red bell pepper

50 g of grated cheese

olives to taste (to decorate)

FOR THE WHITE SAUCE:

300 ml of water (to cook the hake and shrimp)

300 ml of milk

1 tablespoon of butter

2 tablespoons of flour

2 eggs

Preparation

In a pan with boiling water (seasoned with salt), cook the hake for about 10 minutes.

At the end of this time, add the shrimp and as soon as the water starts to boil, let it cook for 2 minutes.

Remove the hake and shrimp and strain the water (which you will use for the sauce). Set aside.

White sauce: Heat the milk and water (used to cook the hake and shrimp) in a pan with a pinch of salt, nutmeg and pepper.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and mix it with the flour to prevent the sauce from forming lumps.

Add the mixture to the boiled milk and stir with a wire whisk.

When the sauce starts to boil again, it will thicken. Separate the eggs (yolks and whites), stir the yolks and mix them into the sauce. Remove from the heat and set aside.

FOR THE MASHED POTATO: Follow the preparation instructions provided on the packaging.

In a pan, add the olive oil, onion and garlic. Bring to the boil and let it soften a little.

Add the diced tomato (peeled and seeded) and the bell pepper (cut into very thin slices).

Stir and let it sauté for about 3 minutes. Add the hake (disintegrated) and stir.

Pour in about 2/3 of the white sauce and mix everything together. Turn off the stove and set aside.

Beat the 2 egg whites until stiff and fold them into the remaining sauce (1/3). Set aside.

ASSEMBLY: Place the puree layer on the bottom of a Pyrex dish.

Cover it with the hake layer. Arrange the shrimp (peeled) and pour the remaining sauce over them.

Sprinkle with grated cheese, sprinkle with some olives and bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC for about 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and serve immediately.