Monkfish Fillets Dijon Style Recipes

FILLETS OF MONKFISH WITH MUSTARD CUCUMBER SAUCE (GIDLEIGH PARK)

Steps:

• Boil heavy cream rapidly until it is reduced by half.
• Combine the shallots and wine in heavy-bottomed pan and cook over high heat to reduce. Add fish stock and reduce by half.
• Cut cucumber into strips 1 1/2 inches by 1/8 inch, cutting around the seeds. Do not peel.
• Add the reduced cream to the reduced stock and reduce again slowly until mixture is thick enough to coat spoon.
• Heat oil in skillet and season fish with salt and white pepper. Saute fish over high heat about 1 1/2 minutes on each side, until lightly golden. Reduce heat and add butter and a few drops of lemon juice. Stir in mustards. Add cucumber strips to the sauce and simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, pile a little cucumber into the center of each plate and pour the rest of the sauce around. Top with fish and decorate with small sprigs of dill.

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.

MONKFISH FILLETS DIJON STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Select a baking dish large enough to hold the monkfish fillets in one layer without crowding. Pour olive oil over the bottom. Turn the fillets in the oil to coat well all over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brush the fillets with mustard. Scatter onions and garlic around the fillets.
• Place the baking dish on top of the stove and heat until the oil begins to sizzle. Add the white wine and scatter the mushrooms around the fillets. Bring the wine just to a simmer.
• Place the baking dish in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Baste the fillets and return to the oven. Continue baking about 5 minutes. Swirl the butter in the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.