Roasted monkfish in plum wine sauce
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | pounds | Thick monkfish fillets |
| Fresh ginger; see prep note | ||
| 3 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 1 | cup | Chinese plum wine |
| ¾ | cup | Dry sherry |
| 1 | Lemon; juiced | |
| ½ | cup | Rice wine vinegar |
| ½ | cup | White wine vinegar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Lemon zest; finely grated |
| 2 | tablespoons | Low-sodium soy sauce |
| 3 | Dried Chinese chile peppers | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Coriander seed |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped fresh cilantro; or flat-leaf parsley |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cayenne pepper |
| 2 | ounces | Shiitake mushrooms |
| 1 | cup | Sliced celery |
| ¼ | pounds | Enoki mushrooms; washed and trimmed |
| 8 | Scallions; see prep note | |
Directions
FOR THE MARINADE
ADDITIONS
PREP notes: Cut 8 thin slices (about the size of a dime) from fresh ginger.
Trim scallions, keeping 2 inches of the green, and chop.
1) If the monkfish fillets are not trimmed, use a sharp paring knife and remove the shiny membrane covering the fillets. Trim to an even thickness, saving the scraps for fish stock.
2) In a glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the marinade ingredients.
Add the monkfish and marinate for 2 hours at room, temperature or for 6 hours refrigerated, covered with plastic wrap.
3) Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in boiling water to cover for 15 minutes, pushing them down with the back of a spoon to absorb the water.
Drain, stem, and slice.
4) Preheat the oven to 450F. Remove the monkfish from the marinade, reserving the marinade. Place in a baking dish and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the flesh springs back to the touch. Remove and keep warm.
5) While the monkfish is roasting, boil down the marinade in a small saucepan until reduced by half. Strain the sauce and return it to the pan.
Add the celery and shiitake and simmer for 5 minutes.
6) To serve, place a monkfish fillet on the plate and top with some of the sauce. Scatter enoki mushrooms and chopped scallions over the fillets.
Note: The same treatment works well for thick halibut or swordfish steaks, which can be grilled as well as roasted. The fish can be cooked a day in advance; roast it for only seven minutes and then reheat in a 300-degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
TIME: 2-½ hours total. NUTRITION estimated by publisher, 250 cals, 57 mg chol, 4g fat, 372 mg sodium
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Aromatic rice; crisp salad; steamed asparagus and baby bok choy strips. >kitpath@...
ABOUT THE BOOK: Many of the dishes were initially developed for Gourmet Gazelle, the business Suzanne Ainslie and Ellen Brown co-founded on the Upper East Side Of Manhattan in 1987; it closed in the spring of 1989.
Focus: the art of dining at home, healthy and the menu is described by Ellen as "Spa-to-Go." Her other book is called "Cooking with the New American Chefs." -pat
NOTES : "Known as poor man's lobster and once considered a trash fish in America, monkfish (or lotte) has become popular due to its similarity in texture and delicate flavor to lobster. The sweetness of Chinese plum wine is the perfect foil for the fish, its sweetness balanced by the vinegar and chiles. Serves 6." -E. Brown
Recipe by: Gourmet Gazelle Cookbook by Ellen Brown (1991 Bantam) Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman <kitpath@...> on Mar 29, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.