Haddock with Sun Dried Tomato Spaghetti
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Total: 20 mins
Flaky pan-fried haddock fillets served on rich, savoury nests of spaghetti cooked in a fragrant sun dried tomato, lemon and rosemary sauce.
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624 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 250g cherry vine tomatoes
  • A handful of rosemary, leaves only
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 lemon
  • 35g sun dried tomatoes
  • 200g spaghetti
  • 2 haddock fillets
From your kitchen
  • 500ml boiling water
  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Large pan with lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Halve the cherry tomatoes and pop them into your largest pan. Peel and thinly slice the garlic and finely chop the rosemary leaves. Add the garlic and rosemary to the pan. Finely grate in the lemon zest and squeeze in the juice from 1 half. Using a pair of scissors, snip in the sun dried tomatoes.

  • 2.

    Pour 500ml boiling water into the pan. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and ½ tsp salt. Bring back to the boil, snap the spaghetti in half and carefully add it to the pan. Clamp on a lid and simmer on a medium-low heat for 12-15 mins till the pasta is tender.

  • 3.

    Meanwhile, rub the haddock fillets with ¼ tbsp olive oil each, and season with salt and pepper. Warm a frying pan on a medium heat for 2 mins, then add the haddock fillets, skin-side down (if the fillets are too big for your pan, you can halve them to make 4 smaller fillets). Fry for 3 mins, use a spatula to turn them over, then cook for 2-3 mins till the fish is opaque and flakes when pressed with a fork. Divide the fillets between 2 warm plates.

  • 4.

    Check the pasta after 12 mins. The sauce should be thick and the pasta al dente (tender with a slight bite). If not, cook for another 2-3 mins. Taste and add more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. Spoon the pasta onto the plates with the haddock and serve with wedges of the zested lemon to squeeze over.

  • Tip

    Just for the grill of it
    If you don't want to fry your haddock fillets, you can cook them under a hot grill for 4-6 mins. Line a baking tray with foil, oil and season the haddock fillets, then lay them on the tray skin-side up. Grill the fish till the skin is crisp and the fish flakes easily when pressed with a fork.

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