Frozen Blue Hake Mid-Cut Fillets
Frozen Blue Hake Mid-Cut Fillets
Blue hake cut from the thick centre of the fillet rather than the thin tail end, which is where the flesh stays tender and the bones are easy to avoid. The colour is snow-white and the flavour mild and slightly sweet.
It is wild-caught and flash-frozen, so the texture stays firm instead of turning soft and watery. That also means it holds together in a light broth, which is more than most white fish can manage.
Steam it simply with ginger and scallion, pan-fry it in a little butter, or drop it into soup and fish pies. Pat it dry before pan-frying if you want a clean crust.
Keep it frozen and thaw slowly in the refrigerator. Like any white fish, it is best cooked the day it thaws.
- Cut from the thick centre of the fillet, not the thin tail end
- Snow-white flesh, tender and almost free of bones
- Wild-caught and flash-frozen so the texture stays firm
- Steams, pan-fries, or holds together in soup