Our son has left and I’ve cleaned out the refrigerator to make more room for things I’m sure to buy. I’ve got a couple of recipes I want to try from the French Saveurs magazine. I wish M. Parret would hurry up and finish his knee re-education! Champagne and Cremant guzzling has lost it’s savor without him 🙁
Anyway, the ‘monger advertised fresh, monk fish tails from Brittany that were gorgeous and I had some leeks, etc. So I just did the “necessaire”.
Monkfish with Leeks
2 monkfish fillets, cut into 4-6 individual servings
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp butter
4 shallots, sliced vertically
3 leeks halved, rinsed and sliced
1/2 cup white wine
2 tbsp fresh tarragon, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 pinch nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
Season the fillets with salt and pepper, then brown in the olive oil and 1 tbsp of butter. Remove the fish and set aside. Wash and dry the skillet, then melt the remaining 2 tbsp butter in the skillet, add the shallots and leeks, saute until the leeks are tender.
Add the wine and tarragon and boil for about 2 minutes until the liquid is reduced by half. Add the broth, tomato paste, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Return the fish to the skillet and simmer, partially covered for about 10 minutes.
Monlfish is my favorite fish. I usually cook it “light” with fresh green pepper corns, whiskey and crème fraiche – your recipe looks like a much healthier option!
Your recipe sounds deliciously decadent!
Hello! How are you? Oh my. Doesn’t that monkfish look stunning? You made it look so inviting. Lovely photography, as always.
Thank you Rorschach 🙂
Looks absolutely delicious!
Thank you.
One of my culinary instructors back in school used to call monkfish the “Poor Mans Lobster” it really is delicious!
He was so right!
DROOL. Now that your (incredible) son has left, I’m cleaning out my fridge TOO!!! With an itty bitty little tear.
🙂
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Monkfish is wonderful – great favour and no little bones!
I’m sorry to hear how much you miss M. Parret, but in some ways that’s good, you’ll have a lot of cooking to catch up on. I hope he’s doing well 🙂
He is. I talked to him today and he sounded very positive. Hoping to see him home at the end of next week.
Excellent – that’s a good excuse for a party 🙂
Ye-ah!
This went right on my weekly menu that I’m creating today. Looks perfect. And as the college year just wrapped up for my 18 year old daughter, I am thinking of you and yours with optimism & fondness.
Carol Hargis
Thank you Carol.
Never tasted a monkfish before. Will have to try. You dish and recipes look delicious!
Thank you very much Adelaide.
oh how i love monkfish!!!!
So good!
have to say monkfish is one of my favorites also great natural photos!
Thank you Iron Blade.
Very nice my friend
Amazing as always!
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Looks delicious!
I haven’t cooked monkfish for quite a while…nice recipe.
Stunning. I adore monkfish, but I tend to make curries with it. Good to learn a new way of cooking it. Here is the link for henri the existential cat. http://www.henrilechatnoir.com. Hope it gives you as many laughs as I have had. Emma xx
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Looking good!
Beautiful as usual Rosemary. Interesting that depending on the device I am looking on I get a different featured image. Both are lovely anyway.
Thank you Conor.
I have been looking for a recipe for monkfish. I could not find it for a while I think because it is so ugly people are afraid of it, but we have a new market and they have it on sale. I am going to give it a try.
Madonna
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Great!
Looks amazing – love monkfish!
Thank you Chica.
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Been looking for a recipe for monk cheeks and this looks like it should do the trick . I much prefer the cheeks to the tails as it’s more tender and tastier .