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Smoky Butter Beans with Hake
This is an EXCLUSIVE recipe from Charlie Bigham's new cookbook: 'Supper with Charlie Bigham'. Aka the man, the myth, the LEGEND behind easy, accessible ready meals that are TOP quality.
He directly quotes in this recipe: "We all need to eat more beans, they are nutritious and delicious...and in this recipe, they're topped with beautiful pieces of hake and served with crusty bread. Perfect with a fresh side salad for summer, or with freshly cooked greens in the winter"
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoons olive oil (plus extra, for finishing)
4 x 150-200g (5½-7oz) hake fillets, or other white fish fillets
juice of ½ lemon
finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves
crusty bread, to serve
For the beans:4 tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions, sliced
2 celery sticks, finely sliced
3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika
400g chopped tomatoes
400g (14oz) tomato passata
1 x 570g jar Queen Butter Beans - with their bean stock
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Directions
Start making the beans. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large shallow casserole, sauté pan or deep frying pan with a lid and fry the onions and celery gently for 10 minutes, or until softened and beginning to brown, stirring regularly. Add the garlic and cook for 3 minutes or more, stirring frequently.
Pour the rest of the oil into the pan and add the paprika. Cook for a minute, stirring constantly. Next add the tomatoes, passata and the beans with all their liquid. Season with lots of pepper; you shouldn't need extra salt as the beany liquid will already be fairly salty. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
Meanwhile, place a nonstick frying pan over a medium-high heat, add the 1½ tablespoons oil and then the fish, skin-side down. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes. carefully flip the fish over, add a dash more oil and cook for a further 4 minutes, or until pale golden and almost cooked through.
Lift the fish gently on to the cooked beans, cover the pan with a lid and simmer gently for a further 4-5 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked: it should be firm but ready to flake into large pieces if prodded. Take off the heat, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil, squeeze over the lemon juice and scatter lots of chopped parsley on top. Serve with crusty bread.