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Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew

Name: Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 320 g Hake fillet; 300 g New potatoes; 150 g Roasted red peppers from a jar, drained; 400 g Chopped tomatoes, tinned; 100 g Onion; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; 1 tbsp, about 11 g Olive oil; 300 ml Fish stock; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; A handful, chopped Fresh parsley

Hake chunks poached at the end in a smoked paprika stew of new potatoes, jarred roasted peppers and tomato. 36 g of protein and no gluten.

Calories: 396kcal
Protein: 36g
Fat: 9g
Carbs: 43g

Per serving, makes 2. 25 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Fish
Celery

Jarred peppers in brine often list sulphites.

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Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew

Ingredients 1 to 6 for hake, potato and pepper stew arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 320 g Hake fillet (Weighed raw, skin on unless the method says otherwise. Cooked weight is roughly 20% less for the same fillet.). 300 g New potatoes (Raw weight, skins on.). 150 g Roasted red peppers from a jar, drained. 400 g Chopped tomatoes, tinned. 100 g Onion. 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic

Ingredients 7 to 10 for hake, potato and pepper stew arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 10. 1 tbsp, about 11 g Olive oil. 300 ml Fish stock (Made up from a cube or a pot.). 1 tsp Smoked paprika. A handful, chopped Fresh parsley

Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew, preparation step 1: Soften the chopped onion in the oil for eight minutes, then add the garlic and paprika for one minute. — Step 1. Soften the chopped onion in the oil for eight minutes, then add the garlic and paprika for one minute.

Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew, preparation step 2: Add the potatoes, halved, with the tomatoes and stock. Simmer for fifteen minutes until a knife goes into the potatoes easily. — Step 2. Add the potatoes, halved, with the tomatoes and stock. Simmer for fifteen minutes until a knife goes into the potatoes easily.

Hake, Potato and Pepper Stew, preparation step 3: Add the peppers, sliced, and the hake in large chunks. Cover and cook for five minutes, until the fish flakes when pushed with a fork. — Step 3. Add the peppers, sliced, and the hake in large chunks. Cover and cook for five minutes, until the fish flakes when pushed with a fork.

The finished hake, potato and pepper stew. — Step 4. Parsley over the top and a check for salt.

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Ingredients

Hake fillet320 g
Weighed raw, skin on unless the method says otherwise. Cooked weight is roughly 20% less for the same fillet.
New potatoes300 g
Raw weight, skins on.
Roasted red peppers from a jar, drained150 g
Chopped tomatoes, tinned400 g
Onion100 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Olive oil1 tbsp, about 11 g
Fish stock300 ml
Made up from a cube or a pot.
Smoked paprika1 tsp
Fresh parsleyA handful, chopped

Method

Soften the chopped onion in the oil for eight minutes, then add the garlic and paprika for one minute.
Add the potatoes, halved, with the tomatoes and stock. Simmer for fifteen minutes until a knife goes into the potatoes easily.
Add the peppers, sliced, and the hake in large chunks. Cover and cook for five minutes, until the fish flakes when pushed with a fork.
Parsley over the top and a check for salt.

Worth knowing

Hake is soft and breaks up if stirred. Once it is in, shake the pan instead.
Jarred roasted peppers save twenty minutes and taste of more than fresh ones do in winter. Drain them well or the stew goes vinegary.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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