Ever
since seminary, Friday is about fish. Why do Catholics eat fish on Fridays?
Because it is the day Jesus died on the cross. Traditionally, this means we
fast and abstain from luxurious food such as meat. Given the price of fish
these days, that principle kinda got lost along the way…
But
still, eating fish is healthy and it reminds me of Friday being special. So
what to make? I recently bought some frozen heiko,
a New-Zealandish type of hake. The Silver
Spoon suggests baking slices of potato it in the oven with potatoes (p.
738). Fish ‘n chips, why not?
The
flavor of this dish strongly depends on the thyme and rosemary, and I always
use more than the recipe suggests. As long as you follow the general principle,
you’ll be good: take thinly sliced potatoes and arrange them on the bottom of a
greased ovenproof dish. Put the fish on top and season with thyme, rosemary,
salt and pepper. Add another layer of potato slices, drizzle with olive oil and
bake the whole thing for 30 minutes at 200C/400F. Buon appetito!
