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Haddock fillets have a great texture. To get extra flavor you can sprinkle the fillet with a very small amount of sugar.The sugar will caramelize and the fillet achieve a good browning at a lower temperature than it would take to sear and brown the fillet otherwise.
Price: £7.01 for two fillets weighting 286g together (£24.50/kg on 27/03/2010)
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| Fillets of haddock |
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| Remove the skin |
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| Skin removed |
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| Season and sprinkle with sugar |
Remove the skin, dry fish with kitchen paper, season with salt and paper, sprinkle with very little sugar (1/2 coffee spoon).
Heat oven to 220ºC.
Heat oil in in pan over high heat. Place fillets sugared sides down. Cook until browned (1 1/2 minutes). Flip fillets and transfer pan to oven.
Roast fillets until center is opaque at around 60-62ºC. If fillets have different shapes and thickness, some pieces will be cooked before others. Here, it took 9 minutes.
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| Presentation |
Serve immediately. No need for sauce. You can ad lemon wedges.
Note: the browning will be nicer (more evenly spread) if you sprinkle the sugar on the side of the fillet where the skin was.
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