Gigot of monkfish with tomato and pepper sauce
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Monkfish tails work particularly well in this simple bake, as the meaty flesh holds together well during cooking. If not available, both gurnard and sea bass would be good substitutes. Andy Waters makes an easy tomato, courgette and pepper sauce, which the fish is then baked in before serving.
First published in 2015
Ingredients
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Monkfish tails
- 4 monkfish tails, approximately 200g each
- 4 garlic cloves, halved
- 50ml of olive oil
- 4 slices of thick-sliced Parma ham
Tomato sauce
- 1 400g tin of chopped tomato
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 courgettes, sliced
- 2 red peppers, sliced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 200ml of water
- sea salt
- ground black pepper
- 100ml of olive oil
Garnish
- 1 handful of fresh parsley, chopped
SAVE RECIPE
Method
1
For the sauce, place an ovenproof dish over a medium heat and add 100ml of olive oil. Once the oil is hot (but not burning), add the slices of onion and garlic and allow to sweat for 2-3 minutes
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 100ml of olive oil
2
Add the courgettes and peppers and cook for a further 3 minutes
3
Add the tomatoes and juice, the herbs and water. Bring to the boil and then turn down the heat, leave to gently simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and remove from the heat
- 1 400g tin of chopped tomato
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- sea salt
- ground black pepper
- 200ml of water
4
Stud the monkfish tails with the halved garlic cloves, then wrap in Parma ham. Lay the monkfish tails on top of the sauce and spoon over some of the sauce. Pour 50ml of olive oil over the monkfish and cook in a preheated oven set to 180°C/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes
- 4 monkfish tails
- 4 garlic cloves
- 50ml of olive oil
- 4 slices of thick-sliced Parma ham
5
Remove the dish from the oven, carve the fish, scatter fresh parsley over the top and serve immediately
- 1 handful of fresh parsley
First published in 2015
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