Roasted Monkfish With Romesco Sauce Recipes

ROASTED FISH WITH ROMESCO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss the tomato, peppers, garlic, paprika, vinegar and 1 tablespoon olive oil; set aside.
• In a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high. When the oil is hot, add the torn bread and cook, tossing often, for 3 to 5 minutes, until toasted and golden brown. Transfer to a cutting board to cool, then coarsely chop the bread into pieces.
• Carefully wipe out any crumbs from the pan with a paper towel, then add a splash of olive oil. Add the almonds and toast over medium heat, tossing occasionally, for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to the board with the bread and set aside to cool.
• Pat the fish dry with a paper towel and place on a sheet pan or in a baking dish. Brush all over with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Roast until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the bread, almonds and parsley to the tomato salsa and toss well. Spoon over the fish fillets, sprinkle with coarse sea salt and serve immediately.

ROASTED MONKFISH WITH ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• First, to make the sauce, put the whole garlic cloves, tomatoes and hazelnuts into a shallow roasting tray in the oven for 10 minutes, then add the chillies. Cook for another 5 minutes until the hazelnuts are golden. Scrape the flesh from the tomatoes and put into the blender with the egg yolk, chillies, hazelnuts and garlic. Blend on high speed and add the olive oil slowly to make a smooth sauce. Next, stir in the vinegar, season lightly, cover and leave aside. Take the fish from the fridge 30 minutes before you need it, to allow it to reach room temperature. When you are ready to cook the fish, turn the oven up to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C) and lightly oil the fish fillets. Heat a large frying pan, add the remaining oil and when it is very hot put the oiled fillets in and lightly brown on all sides. Transfer them to the roasting tray and cook on the top shelf of the oven for 10-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your fish. Remove from the oven, season with salt and freshly milled black pepper and sprinkle over some lemon juice. If necessary, reduce the juices from the fish by letting them bubble over a high heat. Slice the fillets across the diagonal on to warmed serving plates, pour over a little of the fish juice and serve with the romesco sauce, sprigs of parsley and lemon wedges. Clare serves this with some Puy lentils cooked in red wine with thyme and dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.