Monkfish in herb coating (Celebrity Recipe/Horst Lights)

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 350 g Celeriac
  • 400 g floury potatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 500 g beetroot
  • 2 sour apples (e.g. Boskop)
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Sherry vinegar
  • 2 TEASPOONS Honey
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 3 TSP Lemon peel
  • 6 TABLESPOONS Sunflower oil
  • 3 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 1 Stalk parsley
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 100 g Breadcrumbs
  • 600 g ready-to-cook monkfish fillet
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 400 g Whipped cream
  • 50 g cold butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 25 g fresh ginger
  • 100 ml Fish stock
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon wedges

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel, wash and chop the celery and potatoes. Cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes. Peel beetroot and slice it very thinly. Peel, quarter and core apples, also slice them into thin slices. For the dressing, whisk vinegar with honey, salt, pepper and 2 tsp. lemon peel. Fold in sunflower oil in a thin stream. Mix dressing with beetroot and apples. Let stand for about 15 minutes

  2. 2

    Wash herbs, shake dry. Pluck off leaves and chop finely, except for a little thyme for garnishing. Peel garlic and chop finely. Mix breadcrumbs with herbs, garlic and 1 tsp. lemon peel. Wash the monkfish fillets and dab dry. Sprinkle fish with half of the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and roll in the breadcrumbs. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry the fillets over medium heat for 5-7 minutes until golden brown, turning them over.

  3. 3

    Heat 250 g cream in a pot, melt 25 g butter in it. Drain potatoes and celery, press through the potato ricer. Add the cream mixture and mix. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Peel ginger and grate finely. Bring 150 g cream, stock and ginger to the boil in a saucepan and let it simmer a little bit. Season to taste with remaining lemon juice, salt and pepper. Stir in 25 g butter in flakes and foam up with a hand blender. Season beetroot salad once again. Serve fish with sauce, puree and salad. Garnish with set aside thyme and lemon wedges

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
960 kcal
CARBS
56 g
FATS
66 g
PROTEINS
33 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesFish