SMOKED HADDOCK AND POTATO HASH
SMOKED HADDOCK AND POTATO HASH
SMOKED HADDOCK AND POTATO HASH

Ingredients
  • 600ml/1 pint semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 onion halved
  • 1 fresh bay leaf
  • 225g/8oz undyed smoked haddock
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 spring onions
  • finely sliced
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 225g/8oz unpeeled new potatoes
  • diced
  • 25g1oz parmesan cheese
  • grated
  • 2 tbsp low-fat Greek yoghurt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 soft poached eggs
  • vinegar
  • iced water
Directions
  • Heat the milk in a saucepan with the onion and bay leaf. Remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 15 minutes. Return to the heat.
  • When simmering
  • add the fish and cook for eight minutes. Remove the fish and set aside
  • then strain the cooking fluid.
  • Cook the garlic
  • spring onions and thyme in the olive oil for five minutes
  • then add the potatoes and cooking milk and cook until the potatoes are tender
  • this should take about 12 minutes.
  • Flake the smoked haddock
  • discarding any skin or bones and fold into the potato mix. Fold in the parmesan and yoghurt
  • then season with black pepper to taste.
  • Fill a deep pan with water and bring to the boil
  • the water should be at least 12cm/4½n deep.
  • Add 1½ tablespoons vinegar for every litre of water.
  • Crack each egg into a coffee cup and slide the egg into the water at the exact point where it has a rolling boil.
  • After 2-3 minutes of cooking lift the eggs with a slotted spoon and lower them into the iced water.
  • Warm through the poached egg and place one on each warm plate.
  • Top with the smoked haddock hash.