CORNED HAKE, POTATOES, AND PORK SCRAPS

Corned Hake, Potatoes, and Pork Scraps image

An old-fashioned Down East Maine meal. Enjoy a most delicious corned hake supper.

Provided by melly

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time P2DT1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 pounds skinned hake fillets
3 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons oil, or to taste
2 tablespoons white vinegar, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 large onion, thinly sliced, or to taste
16 boiling potatoes
salt to taste
½ pound salt pork, thinly sliced

Steps:

Place hake in a deep dish and sprinkle generously with 3 tablespoons salt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until salt is absorbed, 2 to 3 days.
Whisk oil, vinegar, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Add onion; mix well to combine. Let marinate in the refrigerator until serving.
Rinse hake with cold water and place in a large pot. Pour in water to nearly cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until easily flaked with a fork, about 20 minutes. Remove from water and transfer to serving plates.
Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and divide among serving plates.
Heat a skillet over medium heat; fry salt pork until lightly browned and crisp, about 5 minutes.
Mash hake and potatoes together with a fork. Mix in slices of crispy salt pork and spoonfuls of fat from the skillet. Top with a few sliced onions and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 700.9 calories, Carbohydrate 77.4 g, Cholesterol 72.4 mg, Fat 29.6 g, Fiber 9.7 g, Protein 34.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 3085.3 mg, Sugar 4.1 g