Grilled Fish with Tartare Sauce and Melted Cheese

This week has seen a tasting of bottled tartare sauces just to see how they measure up for the discerning cheat. It has to be said that Sainsbury’s was the best of the bunch but what you don’t get in any of them is that chunkiness of ingredients, this is the mark of the home-made version. But, no matter because you can in just a few moments add a bit of chunkiness yourself. For a change you can add fresh chopped parsley instead of coriander in which case use lemon instead of lime.

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  Serves 2

Ingredients
2 fish fillets (cod, hake, whiting, plaice, sole – anything you like), weighing approximately 7 oz (200 g) each
2 tablespoons tartare sauce (preferably Sainsbury’s)
grated zest and juice of 1/2 lime
3 tablespoons ready-grated mature cheddar cheese
1 dessertspoon capers
2 cornichons
2 tablespoons packet breadcrumbs
1 dessertspoon chopped fresh coriander
a good pinch of cayenne pepper
1/2 oz (10 g) butter
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Pre-heat the grill to its highest setting.

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Equipment
You will also need a grill pan lined with foil smeared with a trace of butter.

This recipe first appeared in You magazine.

Method

Begin by wiping the fish fillets with kitchen paper to get them as dry as possible, then place them in the foil-lined grill pan. Season with salt and pepper. Then roughly chop the cornichons and capers and in a small bowl mix them into the tartare sauce. Then, spread the mixture all over the fish and now in another bowl mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, coriander, cayenne, lime zest and juice together, and sprinkle this over the fish as evenly as possible. Lastly dot a little butter here and there. Place the grill pan as far from the heat as possible (at least 4 inches/10 cm) and grill the fish for 10-15 minutes depending on its thickness – it should be just cooked through with the top slightly crispy and golden. Serve with tiny new potatoes tossed with chives and lemon juice, and ready shelled fresh peas.*How to Cheat Hero Ingredient:** Sainsbury’s tartare sauce

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