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Monkfish Tails with Caper Butter Sauce

Monkfish Tails with Caper Butter Sauce

Whole Monkfish tails at a little over £2 each in the discount fridge meant a bit of a treat last night. Probably a little over budget, but yesterdays meal was essentially all leftovers.

Monkfish wrapped in Smoked Streaky Bacon.

Ingredients:-

Smoked Streaky Bacon
Olive Oil
Fresh ground Black Pepper
Monkfish Tail

Method:-

(1) Lightly oil the Fish and grind Pepper over the top.
(2) Wrap the Bacon around the fish to make an enclosed package.
(4) Grill on high for 7 minutes on either side.

Caper Butter Sauce.

Ingredients:-
Ingredients:-
2 Shallots, finely chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tsp of Capers, slightly crushed
Zest and Juice of a Lemon
1 Tsp Dried Parsley / Savoury
1 Tsp Wholegrain Mustard
Butter
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) Gently fry the Shallots in Butter until translucent.
(2) Add the Garlic and fry gently for a couple more minutes.
(3) Reserve a little Butter and add the remaining ingredients except the Parsley / Savoury.
(4) Simmer over a low heat for a couple of minutes.
(5) Stir in the remaining Butter and Parsley / Savoury and drizzle over the wrapped Monkfish.

We served ours with Buttered New Potatoes, Mange out, Baby Sweetcorn, Broccoli and griddled Vine Cherry Tomatoes. Server on a bed of wilted Spinnach.
 

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Hoisin Duck Breasts

It’s not often that we get to eat Duck. But these breast were looking a little lonely in the Yellow Sticker fridge priced at £2.45. It would have been as shame to extend there misery.

Ingredients:-

2 Duck Breasts
2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp of Hoisin Sauce (Black Bean Paste)
1 Tbsp of Wine Wine Vinegar
1 Red Chilli, sliced
2 Star Anise
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 thumb of Ginger, minced
½ Tsp of Five Spice
2 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
Oil to fry

To garnish:-

Spring Onions, sliced
Sesame Seeds

Method:-

(1) Place the Duck breasts skin side up in a casserole dish.
(2) Combine all the marinade ingredients and pour over the Duck, making sure the meat is well coated.
(3) Allow to marinade in the fridge for a least 2 hours.
(4) Preheat the oven to 160c.
(5) Cover the casserole dish in foil and bake for 25 minutes.
(6) Remove the Duck from the dish and simmer the juices for 3 to 4 minutes to thicken.
(7) In a frying pan add a little Oil and on a high heat crisp the skin on the breasts for a minute or so.
(8) Garnish with the Spring Onions and Sesame Seeds

We already had the Black Bean Paste we made for a previous dish (Recipe Here) We Served ours on a bed of Rice Noodles and accompanied by fried Pak Choi.

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