Roasted monkfish with balsamic vinegar and shallots is a delectable and elegant dish that is sure to impress your taste buds. This dish is the perfect combination of flavors and textures, with the roasted monkfish providing a tender and flaky center surrounded by the crispy, flavorful skin. The balsamic vinegar and shallots add a tangy and slightly sweet glaze that complements the richness of the fish perfectly. Serve this dish with roasted vegetables or a simple salad for a complete and satisfying meal.
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SEARED MONKFISH WITH BALSAMIC AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES
I was recently introduced to monkfish (sold as "monkfish tail" in fish markets) and it has become a new favorite of mine. It's often called "poor man's lobster" because its firm flesh and delicate, slightly sweet flavor are similar to lobster. Served with a balsamic, garlic, and sun-dried tomato topping, this recipe comes together in a snap.
Provided by France C
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine sun-dried tomatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, balsamic vinegar, tomato oil, garlic, and sugar in a small bowl. Toss to coat and set aside.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the purple translucent membrane away from each fillet. Cut each fillet crosswise into 3 to 4 pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear monkfish until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes more. Reduce heat to low, remove fish to a plate, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
- Pour sun-dried tomato mixture into the skillet and quickly stir around the pan until just warmed, about 20 seconds. Spoon topping over fish and garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.1 calories, Carbohydrate 4.4 g, Cholesterol 50.1 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 25.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 117.5 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
ROASTED MONKFISH WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND SHALLOTS
From a newspaper that got it from "The Modern Seafood Cook" by Edward Brown and Arthur Boehm (1995).
Provided by Oolala
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a heavy medium skillet, bring the oil to the smoking point over high heat. The oil must be very hot or the fish will stick. Add the fillet and brown it quickly on both sides. About 1 1/2 minutes total.
- Put the fillet into an oiled roasting pan and roast until it is softly resilient to the touch, about 9 minutes. Remove the fish to a warmed platter.
- Add the shallots, pepper, vinegar and honey to the roasting pan. Place the pan over low heat and deglaze it, stirring and simmering until the shallots have softened, 3-4 minutes.
- Slice the fillet into 1" pieces. Pour the sauce on top and garnish with the parsley. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.8, Fat 4.9, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 42.5, Sodium 37.6, Carbohydrate 8.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.4, Protein 25.4
OVEN ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CLAMS AND MERGUEZ SAUSAGE
Steps:
- For the monkfish: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Season the monkfish with salt and pepper to taste. Sear on both sides until lightly golden brown. Place the fish in a small roasting pan and roast in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
- For the potatoes: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss potatoes in olive oil in season with salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until just cooked through and lightly golden brown. .
- For the sausage: Preheat grill or grill pan. Grill the sausage until golden brown and cooked through. Let rest and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
- For the clam broth: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add wine and cook until reduced. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add clams, cover the pot and cook until the clams open, remove the clams with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Cook the broth until reduced by half. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter, add the scallions and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Assemble: Cut the roasted monkfish into 4 pieces. Place a small amount of spinach in each bowl. Place a piece of monkfish on top of spinach and place 3 potatoes, 3 pieces of merguez and 3 clams around the edge. Ladle broth over and garnish with fresh parsley.
PAN-ROASTED MONKFISH WITH WILD MUSHROOM STUFFED YUKON GOLD POTATOES, SAUTEED SPINACH AND RED WINE SAUCE
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, thyme, orange zest, and olive oil. Add red wine and mix well. Place in plastic bag with monkfish, seal and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the butter in a nonstick pan. Add the garlic and saute in butter until lightly golden. Add mushrooms and cook until the water has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and cool.
- With an apple corer, make a hole lengthwise through the potato saving the core. Fill the potato with enough mushroom filling to pack the inside of the potato. Cut the ends of the cores off and use as caps to seal off the ends of the potato. Rub olive oil, salt and pepper on the potatoes. Wrap in foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Prepare sauce by reducing red wine, balsamic vinegar, shallots, and bay leaf until lightly thickened. Add the veal stock and bring to a simmer. Strain, whisk in cold butter and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove fish from the marinade. Pat dry and season with salt. In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil until very hot over high heat. Add fish and brown on all sides. Finish cooking in the oven until fish is cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes
- Saute spinach with olive oil in a large pan until wilted and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the spinach in piles in the center of 2 large plates. Place the fish around the spinach at the12 and 6 o'clock positions. Cut potatoes on the bias trimming the ends to lay flat and place at 9 and 3 o'clock positions. Pour the wine sauce over the fish and serve.
MONKFISH ROASTED LIKE LAMB WITH GARLIC AND FENNEL
Provided by Regina Schrambling
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a very sharp knife, cut away the thin dark membrane that runs along the bottom of the monkfish tail. (If you can't get it all, carefully sever the membrane in two or three places to keep the tail from contracting as it cooks.)
- Cut three cloves of garlic into thin slivers. Using the point of a knife, cut tiny incisions all over the tail and push the garlic in.
- Trim the base of the fennel and pull off the outer layer of the bulb if it's stringy or discolored. Cut off the top, chopping the feathery greens for a garnish. Cut the bulb into quarters, then thinly slice those.
- Place half the butter in the bottom of a large roasting dish and place in the oven. When the butter is melted, arrange the fennel in the pan, then lay the monkfish on top. Season with salt and pepper and dot with the remaining butter. Cover with foil and roast for 35 minutes, basting twice.
- Remove the foil so the monkfish colors lightly. Baste once more and bake 10 minutes longer, or until the flesh is tender.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fish to a serving platter, arrange the fennel around it and keep it warm. Pour the roasting juices into a small saucepan and add the fish stock. Boil rapidly until the liquid is reduced by half.
- Blend the mayonnaise with the minced garlic in a deep bowl. Remove the stock mixture from the heat and carefully whisk a ladleful into the mayonnaise. Pour the mayonnaise mixture back into the stock and reheat very gently, if necessary; do not boil.
- Slice the monkfish and spoon the sauce over. Sprinkle with the fennel leaves and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 483, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 960 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram
ROASTED MONKFISH
Moderately firm-textured monkfish is just sturdy enough to stand up to a very hot oven. Other fish, such as mahi mahi, halibut, and grouper, can be used here too.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the monkfish, shaking the pan as you add the fish to prevent sticking. Sear the fish on one side until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to the oven and roast until opaque and firm to the touch, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the fish to a warm plate and set aside. Place the skillet over medium heat and add the wine or vermouth and 1/4 cup water, scraping the browned bits from the pan. Add the Chunky Cipolline Tomato Compote to the skillet and cook until heated through.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the compote among 4 dinner plates, arrange a piece of the monkfish over the compote, and serve.
OVEN ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CREAMED CABBAGE AND BALSAMICO
Slices of firm-fleshed monkfish are served over a creamy cabbage mixture.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/425 degrees F.
- Place a small non-stick saute pan over medium heat.
- Add pancetta and cook until brown. Set aside.
- Place a large heavy based saucepan over medium heat. Add 30ml/2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Add the onions and sweat until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and continue to sweat for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and the white wine and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the cream and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
- Lightly season the monkfish with salt.
- Place a non- stick, ovenproof saute pan over high heat. Add remaining olive oil.
- Brown the monkfish on all sides. Place in the oven for 8-12 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and place over medium heat.
- Add the butter and cook until butter begins to brown.
- Remove the pan from the heat and baste the monkfish with the brown butter.
- Remove the fish and allow to rest for 3-4 minutes before slicing.
- Place the cabbage on 4 serving plates and divide the slices of fish accordingly.
- Drizzle with the aged balsamic vinegar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 844.5 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Cholesterol 189.7 mg, Fat 66.8 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 41.5 g, SaturatedFat 27.4 g, Sodium 511 mg, Sugar 10.5 g
MAGNIFICENT ROASTED MONKFISH
This recipe calls for monkfish, but I am sure it would work as well with another firm white fish, i.e.cod. It is wonderful served with garlic mash potato and arugula with a little balsamic vinegar drizzled over the fish and arugula.
Provided by ChefDebs
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 44m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400*.
- In a food processor put the sun dried tomatoes with half their oil,and the basil leaves and blend until smooth.Add the remaining sun dried oil whil blending.
- You will need 4 A4 size pieces of greaseproof paper.Lay 4 slices of parma ham snuggly next to each other on each piece paper.
- Divide your paste into 4, smearing over the ham. Then place the fish at one end,season and using the greaseproof paper, fold and roll up.
- Remove paper and carefully move to an oiled baking dish.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.4, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 49.6, Sodium 187.4, Carbohydrate 14.2, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 0.1, Protein 32.1
ROASTED MONKFISH WITH SAFFRON TOMATO SAUCE AND CELERIAC MASH
Categories Fish Tomato Roast Saffron Root Vegetable Winter Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For sauce:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine tomatoes, basil leaves, oil, vinegar, and sugar in medium bowl; toss to blend. Spread tomato mixture in single layer on prepared sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until tomatoes are slightly shriveled, about 40 minutes. Transfer tomato mixture to medium saucepan. Add clam juice, wine, saffron, and crushed red pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors and reduce slightly. Add butter and stir until melted. Season sauce with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Rewarm over medium heat before serving.)
- For fish:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line another rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Arrange fish on parchment; brush fish with oil. Sprinkle fish with thyme, lemon peel, salt, and pepper. Roast fish, without turning, until just opaque in center, about 10 minutes for monkfish and 6 minutes for halibut.
- Spoon Celeriac Mash onto 4 plates. Top each with 1 fish fillet. Spoon sauce over. Garnish with basil sprigs, if desired.
ERIC'S ROAST MONKFISH WITH CASSEROLE OF MUSHROOMS, SNOW PEAS, AND ASPARAGUS
Chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin -- New York City's only four-star restaurant specializing in fish -- shares his recipe for roast loin of monkfish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide corn oil between two 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillets. Over high heat, heat oil until just smoking. Place two pieces of monkfish in each skillet, and saute until fish is browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn the fish, and transfer the skillets to the preheated oven. Bake for about 8 minutes, or until a cake tester can be easily inserted into the fish or when left in the fillet for 5 seconds, the cake tester is warm to your lip.
- In a large enameled pot over medium heat, add butter, bacon, and mushrooms. Cover, and cook about 4 minutes. Add garlic, shallots, and chicken stock. Reduce heat to low, and cook, covered, about 5 minutes, being careful not to let the liquid evaporate.
- Add asparagus, snow peas, and parsley. Saute until just heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat, and divide among four plates.
- Transfer the monkfish from the oven to a cutting board, and slice the pieces into 1/4-inch-thick slices; fan over vegetables. Serve immediately.
ROASTED SHALLOTS WITH OLIVES, BAY & BALSAMIC
These sticky shallots are delicious with vegetarian sausages and creamy mash
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Dinner, Side dish
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour boiling water over the shallots to cover them, leave for 5 mins, then drain and peel. Halve any larger shallots. Tip into a shallow ovenproof dish and add all the other ingredients except the olives, plus a little salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30-35 mins, stirring halfway through and adding the olives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.17 milligram of sodium
POTATO LASAGNAS WITH MONKFISH AND SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE
Provided by Bryan Miller And Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 45m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut each potato into a brick, 3 by 1 3/4 inches. Place in cold water.
- Brush the monkfish fillets with the undiluted olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Lay a fillet on the edge of a sheet of aluminum foil. Roll the fillet tightly in the foil to form a cylinder and twist the ends tightly to secure. Repeat with the other fillets.
- Cut each potato brick into 20 thin slices (roughly 1/8-inch thick). Brush the slices with clarified butter and place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper and greased with clarified butter. Season well with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Place the potatoes on the bottom shelf of the preheated oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (they should still be slightly undercooked). Brush again with clarified butter. Set aside, covered.
- Boil water in the bottom of a steamer. Place the monkfish rolls on the top rack of the steamer. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes, turning the rolls 3 times. Remove from the steamer rack and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients: balsamic vinegar, olive oil with water, chives, shallots and salt and pepper to taste. Toss well with greens, and taste for seasoning.
- To assemble the dish, unwrap the monkfish fillets. Slice each fillet widthwise into four equal pieces. Lay 1 rectangle of potato on a warm serving plate. Place a slice of fish over it. Lay another potato slice on top, followed by another slice of fish. Repeat until you have 5 potato slices holding 4 layers of fish. Repeat with rest of the potatoes and fish. Garnish with mixed greens tossed in vinaigrette.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 556, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 29 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 939 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
Tips:
- Choose the freshest monkfish available: Look for firm, white flesh with no brown spots.
- Preheat your oven to the correct temperature before cooking the monkfish: This will ensure that the fish cooks evenly.
- Season the monkfish generously with salt and pepper: This will help to enhance the flavor of the fish.
- Sear the monkfish in a hot skillet before roasting it: This will help to create a crispy crust and lock in the juices.
- Roast the monkfish until it is cooked through: The fish should be opaque and flake easily with a fork.
- Serve the monkfish immediately with your favorite sides: Roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice are all great options.
Conclusion:
Roasted monkfish is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner. With its delicate flavor and firm texture, monkfish is a great choice for those who are looking for a healthy and sustainable seafood option. By following the tips in this article, you can easily create a delicious roasted monkfish dish that will impress your friends and family.
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