Sticky Hake With Salt & Pepper Chips

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6

Cut your potatoes (skins on) into chips and add them to a baking tray (or two!) with your five-spice mix, a drizzle of vegetable oil, 1/2 tsp [3/4 tsp] [1 tsp] sugar and lots of salt and pepper

Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven for 20-25 min or until golden and crisp

While the chips are cooking, cut your hake fillet[s] into large, bite-sized pieces

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a very large drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Add the hake pieces to a bowl with your cornflour and give it a good mix up until coated all over

Once the pan is very hot, add the coated hake pieces and cook for 3-4 min on each side until golden and crispy and the fish is cooked through – this is your crispy hake

Tip: Your fish is cooked when it turns opaque and flakes easily

Once crispy, transfer to a plate and set aside, reserving the pan

Cut your pepper[s] in half (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and chop into small cubes

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and finely chop (or grate) your ginger

Finely slice your red chilli[es] into rounds

Trim, then finely slice your spring onion[s]

Return the reserved pan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of vegetable oil

Add the chopped pepper, chopped ginger and half of the chopped garlic (save the rest for later!) and cook for 3-4 min or until fragrant

Meanwhile, add your soy sauce to a bowl with your honey, red chilli relish and Chinese rice wine – this is your sticky chilli sauce

Add the sticky chilli sauce to the pan and cook for 3 min or until the sauce begins to thicken and the pepper has softened

Once thickened, add the crispy hake to the pan and cook for 1 min further until the fish is coated in the sauce – this is your sticky hake

Once the chips are cooked, add the remaining chopped garlic, sliced spring onion and chilli rounds (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) to the tray and give everything a good mix up – these are your salt & pepper chips