PAN-FRIED HAKE, PICOTA CHERRIES, CHORIZO AND ARTICHOKES

Picota Cherries

Picota Cherries

30th June 2025
Picota Cherries

PAN-FRIED HAKE, PICOTA CHERRIES, CHORIZO AND ARTICHOKES

45 min

This dish celebrates the versatility of Picota cherries in savoury applications. The combination might seem unusual, but the sweetness of the cherries perfectly balances the smoky chorizo and delicate hake.


by Omar Allibhoy

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 x 180g hake fillets, skin on
  • 200g cooking chorizo, diced
  • 200g Picota cherries, pitted and halved
  • 400g artichoke hearts (from a jar), quartered
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Small bunch of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1) In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over a medium heat. Add the diced chorizo and artichokes, cooking for about 5 minutes until crispy.
2) Stir in the garlic and cook for an additional minute. Pour in the sherry vinegar, add the Picota cherries and cook for just 1 minute more to warm them.
3) Pat the hake fillets dry and season well with salt and pepper. In a separate pan, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat.
4) Place the hake fillets skin-side down and cook for 5-6 minutes until the skin is crispy. Carefully flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes until just cooked through.
5) Serve the Picotas, chorizo and artichokes as a base and place the fillet of hake skin side up on top. Buen provecho!

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