Oven Roasted Monkfish With Creamed Cabbage And Balsamico Recipes

ROASTED MONKFISH

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.

ROASTED CABBAGE WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut cabbage into 12 wedges; remove thick core and discard. Pull wedges apart; toss on a large rimmed baking sheet with oil, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Cover sheet tightly with foil. Bake until cabbage is crisp-tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove foil; continue cooking, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned in spots, 20 to 25 minutes more. Toss with vinegar.

MONKFISH ROASTED WITH HERBS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Tie the monkfish fillets with butcher's twine at 2-inch intervals. Season with salt and pepper.
• Line the bottom of an earthenware or other low-sided baking dish with thyme and rosemary sprigs. Tuck bay leaves here and there, if using. Lay the fish on top of the herbs and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Scatter the lemon slices and whole olives over fish. Set aside for 30 minutes to marinate. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Meanwhile, make the olive paste: Put pitted black olives, garlic and 1/4 cup olive oil in a small food processor and pulse to a rough paste. (Alternatively, chop olives finely with a knife and stir together with garlic and oil.)
• Roast fish, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned on top and firm to the touch. Check with a paring knife to be sure fish is cooked through. Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Snip twine with scissors and remove from fish. Cut fish into 4 portions and spoon some of the roasted lemon slices and whole olives over the top. Dab each piece with a teaspoon of olive paste, or pass olive paste separately.

ROASTED MONKFISH WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND SHALLOTS

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.

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.

OVEN ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CREAMED CABBAGE AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200c/425 degrees. Place a small non-stick sauté 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 sauté 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.

ROASTED BABY MONKFISH WITH BACON AND ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Clean the skin of the monkfish and remove the central bone. Tie up the tails with the slice of bacon that you have slightly pounded. Clean all the vegetables and cut them in large chunks. In a saute pan over medium heat, sear the monkfish to give a little color to the bacon, reserve. In the same pan saute the vegetables in the residual fat from the bacon, for 6 to 8 minutes or until they start to caramelize add a little bit of sherry vinegar and reduce it by half. Place the monkfish tails on top of the vegetables and cover, let the tails cook in their own steam. Add a little bit of fresh chopped parsley on top and serve as is

OVEN ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CREAMED CABBAGE AND BALSAMICO

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.

OVEN ROASTED BALSAMIC CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Remove outer leaves from cabbage and cut into wedges about 3 inches thick.
• Peel and chop onion.
• Spread both cut sides of the wedges with butter and place each wedge on It's own piece of foil.
• Add chopped onion to each wedge.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
• Wrap each wedge in foil, place in oven and bake 20-30 minute.
• When cabbage is tender, it is ready to unwrap and enjoy.

ROASTED MONKFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Over high heat, cook one side of the fish until golden brown, about 1 minute. Turn, and brown the second side. Add carrot, onion, garlic, wine and fish broth, and simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer the contents of the skillet to an oven-proof baking dish, and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Roast for 5 minutes. Remove the fish to a serving platter and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, boil the cooking liquid and vegetables over high heat until reduced by half. Stir in the remaining olive oil to bind the sauce.
• Spoon the sauce and vegetables over the fish, and serve with mashed potatoes.

OVEN ROASTED MONKFISH WITH CREAMED CABBAGE AND BALSAMICO

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.