Woman This Month - February 2014

www.womanthismonth.com 53 February 2014 400g small potatoes 40g whole black olives, pitted 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 2 tbspns parsley, roughly chopped 2 tbspns olive oil 1 lemon zest 1 lemon, sliced thinly 1 (about 400g-500g) whole hammour, cleaned, head on 250ml apple juice to taste salt to taste black pepper, freshly cracked • Heat oven to 220°C. • Cook the potatoes in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Cut into thick slices, then cool. • In a bowl, toss the potatoes with the olives, garlic, half the chopped parsley, half the olive oil, the lemon zest, salt and pepper. Tip this mix over the bottom of a large ceramic baking dish. • Season the inside and outside of the hammour with salt and pepper. Place the lemon slices into the cavity of the fish. Lay the fish on top of the potatoes and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes. • Pour the apple juice over the fish and other ingredients and return to the oven for 10 minutes more until the potatoes have browned and the fish is cooked. • Remove the dish from the oven, scatter with remaining parsley and bring the dish to the table. • Serve hot with a salad and the sour cream as a dip. 200g sugar 50g cocoa powder 500ml strong coffee 50g dark chocolate, finely chopped 1 tspn vanilla extract • Bring the coffee to the boil in a medium saucepan. • Whisk in the sugar and cocoa and simmer, uncovered, for five minutes, whisking occasionally. • Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate and vanilla until the chocolate has melted. • Cool the mixture, then put in the fridge overnight. • Make the granita in a glass dish, preferably bowl-shaped, and freeze until frozen three to four centimetres from the edge. • Whisk to break down the ice crystals, then freeze again for one hour more. • Whisk and freeze again, then leave until completely frozen. • Before serving, break the ice crystals into small pieces and serve into glasses or dishes. • Serve with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. CHOCOLATE COFFEE GRANITA WHOLE ROAST BABY HAMMOUR

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