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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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Calamari Risotto Style recipe

The Squid rings were part of a 3 for £5 deal, so cost us £1.67 for the pack. So Sue cobbled this recipe together with ingredients we had in.

Ingredients:-

Squid rings
2 Small Onions diced
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tsp of Oregano
1 Cup of Rice
1 ½ Cup of Fish Stock
Dried Parsley & Basil
1 Squeeze of Lemon Juice
1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
A Glug of Fish Sauce
Frozen Peas
A Glug of Soy Sauce
1 Tsp of Ginger, minced
1 Tsp of Brown Sugar
Fresh Parsley
Salt & Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Gently fry the Squid rings for 3 minutes turning regularly.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Remove from the pan and set aside, reserving the cooking juices.
(4) Add a little extra Oil to the pan and fry the Onion until translucent.
(5) Rinse the Rice in cold water and drain.
(6) Add to the Onions and stir for a few minutes.
(7) Add the reserved Squid juices and Fish Stock.
(8) Heat until simmering.
(9) Add the Garlic, Oregano, Basil, Cayenne Pepper, Soy Sauce, Ginger and Brown Sugar.
(10) Keep stirring gently until the liquid is absorbed.
(11) Add more water if required until the Rice is tender and a little sticky.
(12) Add the frozen Peas and stir in.
(13) Dress with chopped Parsley and a good squeeze of Lemon Juice.

This was remarkably tasty and the Squid was really tender.

 

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