Starters & Light meals
Fish croquettes with roasted garlic aïoli
6
Easy
20 minutes
20 minutes
Delight in these easy fish croquettes with roasted garlic aïoli – crispy, golden bites of hake, mashed potato, and fragrant herbs. Perfect for a quick family meal or entertaining guests. Ready in just 40 minutes!
Ingredients
Method
- 800 g hake, cooked and flaked
- 2 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed
- 1 red onion, grated
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 basil leaves, finely chopped
- 1 chilli, minced
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- 1 t lemon zest
- 60 g Grana Padano, grated
- For the roasted garlic aïoli:
- 1 head garlic
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 cup good-quality mayonnaise
Method
Ingredients
1 Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2 Mix all ingredients together and shape into small balls of about 6 cm in size. Place on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes. Serve with roasted garlic aioli.
3 To make the aïoli, preheat the oven to 180°C. Halve the garlic, drizzle with olive oil and place on a baking tray. Roast for 40 minutes, or until fragrant and slightly soft. Combine the roasted garlic with the mayonnaise.
Photographs: Jan Ras
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