Beaky Allesch-Taylor is back with a fish inspiration that Noni Needs enjoys for a lunchtime date.

It’s from one of the nation’s favourite chef’s, Ottolenghi with with a few Beaky hacks.

And a beetroot shake, what could be easier.

You’ll need:

800g	halibut (or other firm white fish), either 4 steaks, on the bone, or 4 fillets, skinless and boneless
60ml	olive oil
1-2	red chillies, chopped widthways into 2cm long chunks, most of the seeds removed
3	garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tsp	caraway seeds, plus ¼ tsp to serve
1	dried ancho chilli, trimmed, seeds discarded, torn into 5cm pieces (or 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika)
1 kg	plum tomatoes, chopped into 1cm dice
2 tbsp	tomato paste
½ tsp	caster sugar
5g	coriander leaves, roughly chopped, to serve
	salt
	For the tahini sauce:
50g	tahini
1 tbsp	lemon juice

Method

1. Lightly season the fish with just ⅓ teaspoon of salt. Set aside.

2. Put the oil into a large sauté pan, for which you have a lid, and place on a medium high heat. Once hot, add the fresh chillies and fry for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, caraway seeds and ancho chilli and continue to fry for 1 minute, until the garlic is starting to turn golden-brown. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and ½ teaspoon of salt, then, once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and leave to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the sauce is thick. Add the fish, cover the pan and continue to cook for 10 minutes.

3. To make the tahini sauce, mix the tahini and lemon juice with 60ml of water and ⅛ teaspoon of salt.

4. When ready to serve, gently lift the fish out of the pan and set aside somewhere warm. If the fish has released a lot of liquid during the cooking and the sauce is runny, increase the heat and let it bubble away quickly until thick. Taste and add salt if needed.

Original Recipe by Yottam Ottolengi

5. Transfer the fish to a serving dish. Spoon over the sauce, sprinkle over the coriander and serve.