Grilled Whiting with Smashed Broccoli & Potatoes
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
A smashing fish supper of crispy grilled whiting, served with broccoli crushed with leeks, garlic, lemon, crème fraîche and mint, and a hearty helping of boiled potatoes.
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493 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1000g potatoes
  • A head of broccoli
  • 2 leek
  • 2 garlic clove
  • A handful of mint, leaves only
  • 2 lemon
  • 1 x 200g half fat crème fraîche
  • 4 whiting fillets
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  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tsp olive oil
You'll need
  • 2 pans with lids
  • Baking tray
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Scrub the potatoes and slice them into bite-sized pieces. Slide the potatoes into a pan, cover with cold water and add a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins, till tender.

  • 2.

    While the potatoes cook, fill a separate pan with water and bring to the boil. Trim the base off the broccoli and slice the broccoli into bite-sized florets. Trim the root and top 3cm off the leek and rinse out any grit. Slice the leek into 1cm rounds.

  • 3.

    When the water in the second pan is boiling, add the broccoli and leek and simmer for 5-6 mins, till the veg are tender and crushable with a fork. Warm your grill to high.

  • 4.

    Meanwhile, peel the garlic and finely chop it. Pick and finely chop the mint leaves. Grate the zest from the lemon.

  • 5.

    When the broccoli and leek are tender, drain and let them steam dry in the colander for 2 mins. Tip back into the pan. Add the garlic, mint and lemon zest and squeeze in the juice from half the lemon. Add a little salt and pepper and use a masher to crush everything together. Fold through half the pot of crème fraîche. Pop a lid on the pan to keep the smashed veg warm.

  • 6.

    Pop the whiting fillets onto a baking tray and rub with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Slide the fish under the hot grill for 5 mins, till flaky and cooked through.

  • 7.

    Drain the potatoes and allow to steam dry for 1 min. Dust with salt and pepper. Divide the potatoes between 2 warm plates along with the on the broccoli leek smash, and top with the grilled fish fillets. Serve with wedges of the remaining lemon half for squeezing.

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