Pan fried pollock with ham and wild garlic
- Serves 2
- A little tricky
A delicious recipe for a fishy supper
This recipe should appeal to those of you with a passion for fish cookery and the occasional woodland forage. I love using air-dried ham, which we make regularly at River Cottage, or you could use free-range or organic bacon.
Ingredients
- pieces of pollock fillet, 150g each 2, Keep the skin on
- thin slices of air-dried ham 4
- wild garlic leaves 1 small bunch
- butter 15g
- olive oil 1tbs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
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Step 1
Heat a medium sized nonstick pan over a medium-high heat. Add the butter and oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper. When the butter is bubbling, add the fish, skin-side down. After a minute or so, tear the ham into pieces and fry for a minute or two, moving it around the fish as it sizzles. Now roughly chop the garlic leaves and add these, too.
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Step 2
They will wilt in the buttery juices quite quickly. Use a spatula to turn the fish and cook for one more minute on the other side, or until it is just cooked through. You can tell that it’s ready by pushing a knife into the thickest part of the fillet and making sure the fish flakes apart.
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Step 3
Bring the fish to the table with some early new potatoes, a good salad and some fresh bread.
