Monkfish on paprika

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay
DIFFICULTY
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 Onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 8 (approx. 800 g) Turkish peppers
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 100 ml dry white wine or cranberry juice
  • 100 ml classic vegetable broth (homemade or bought)
  • 425 g Pizza tomatoes (tin)
  • 1 TABLESPOON Coriander seed
  • 1 TEASPOON black peppercorns
  • 600 g Monkfish fillet
  • 40 g Capers (glass)
  • 50 g green olives (without stone)
  • 3 Stem(s) Basil

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic. Cut the peppers lengthwise in half, remove the seeds and wash them. Heat 2/3 of the oil in a sealable frying pan. Fry the onions and garlic over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until transparent.

  2. 2

    Add the pepper strips and continue to steam for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, deglaze with the white wine. Add the vegetable stock and tomatoes, cover and braise over medium heat for 15 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile crush the coriander seeds and peppercorns in the mortar. Wash the monkfish fillet, dab dry and cut into pieces of about 50 g. Sprinkle with the crushed spices.

  4. 4

    Heat the rest of the oil in a heavy frying pan and fry the monkfish pieces on all sides over a very high heat. Add the capers and olives to the vegetables in the frying pan, season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Place the fish pieces on the vegetables, salt if necessary and braise covered for another 7-8 minutes. Wash the basil, shake dry, pluck off the leaves and tear roughly. Sprinkle over the fish at the end of the cooking time.

Categories & Tags

Main Dishesheartyvery easy