Medallions Of Monkfish Recipes

MEDALLIONS OF MONKFISH

Steps:

• Place raisins in a bowl, add water and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Lightly toast nuts and set aside.
• Trim monkfish of any membrane and discolored spots and slice into medallions about 1/2 inch thick. Dust medallions lightly with flour.
• Heat corn oil in a large skillet. Fry fish over medium-high heat until just golden, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Drain on absorbent paper and season lightly with salt.
• In a clean skillet, heat olive oil. Saute onions over medium heat until golden. Add rosemary, bay leaves and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in vinegar, wine and stock. Simmer for 10 minutes, until liquid remaining in pan just moistens onions. Drain raisins and add them along with nuts, lemon peel and sugar. Simmer briefly, then remove bay leaves.
• Arrange a layer of half the monkfish in a serving dish and spread half the onion mixture over fish. Repeat with another layer of fish and then the remaining onions. Allow to marinate at room temperature for 2 hours before serving.

MEDALLIONS OF MONKFISH WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Place the lentils in a bowl, cover with water to a depth of one inch above the lentils and allow to soak for one hour. Drain, rinse twice and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• Heat the bacon in a heavy saucepan. Add the onion, carrot and celery and saute until tender. Stir in the garlic. Add the lentils and chicken stock. Tie the clove, thyme and bay leaf together with a piece of string and add the bunch. Bring to a simmer. Cover and place in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the lentils are just tender. All the liquid will not have been absorbed. Remove the bundle of herbs and set the lentils aside. The recipe can be prepared in advance up until this point.
• Cut the monkfish into medallions about one-inch-thick. You should have 12 to 15 medallions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Shortly before serving, reheat the lentils and beat in the butter a bit at a time. Season with lemon juice, mustard and salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet. Cook the medallions over medium-low heat for about three minutes on each side, until they are just cooked through.
• Spoon some of the lentils in the center of each of four or five warmed plates. Arrange the medallions of fish on them and spoon more of the sauce from the lentils around them. Garnish with parsley and serve.

MONKFISH MEDALLIONS WITH TOMATO AND LEMON

Steps:

• Season the monkfish medallions with 1/2 teaspoon thyme, salt and pepper.
• In a small heavy skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the butter over moderate-high heat until the foam subsides and in it sauté the monkfish medallions, turning once, for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the heat and tent with foil to keep warm.
• In the skillet add the remaining butter and cook the garlic over moderate-low heat, stirring, and add the tomato, lemon juice, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon thyme and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes, if desired.
• Stir in any juices that have accumulated around the medallions, the parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange the medallions on heated plates and spoon over the sauce.

MONKFISH WITH CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Remove any gray membrane from the fish. Mix flour and mustard together and season with salt and pepper. Dip the fish slices in seasoned flour on one side only and arrange on a plate, floured side up.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet. Add the shallots and cook on medium until both the butter and shallots have browned and acquired a nutty aroma. Do not allow them to blacken. Remove from heat, stir in capers, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Warm 6 dinner plates or a platter. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron. When very hot, add the fish medallions, floured side down, and sauté until they turn golden, no more than a minute or so. Transfer them, cooked side up, to the plates or platter.
• Briefly warm the caper sauce. Add the lemon juice and tarragon and spoon a little of the sauce over each medallion. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.