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Go with that then.
To pan fry, you'd need to clean 'em properly, probably get them off the bone and cut them into fillets. Prep is a bitch but cooking is simple after.
I have always found baby hake to be very difficult to cook, the meat is overly tender and flakes off too easily. I would bake it maybe stuffed with some parsley, olive oil, breadcrumbs, butter, origanum, and with flaked almonds on top.