Monkfish Recipies?

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So I have a lovely piece of fresh monkfish that I want to cook up tonight but have never cooked or tasted it before, so looking for ideas?

Was going to season with salt n pepper and shove under the grill (wrapped in foil) but not sure if this is the best way?

What is a good side to have with it, potatoes?
 
I cooked some monkfish at the weekend which turned out nice..

1) Chop some rosemary and thyme (Just a couple of sprigs of each)
2) Zest a lemon (no white pith)
3) Season monkfish with black pepper and place in resealable plastic bag with the rosemary, thyme, lemon zest and a good glug of olive oil.
4) Allow fish to marinade for ~20mins in fridge.
5) Lay cling film on a clean surface, and on top lay out some panchetta strips or proscutio or parma ham so it overlaps and is enough to wrap the monkfish.
6) Place monkfish on the ham wrapping, and roll into a sausage, sealing the ends. (You want it to be wrapped in the cling film still).
7) Place monkfish in fridge for 30mins
8) Remove cling film, and place on an oven tray, and bake in hot oven until cooked (Sorry I don't know the time).
9) When cooked, slice into rounds ~1.5 inch thick.

I served this with samphire in a lemon juice and olive oil dressing, roasted cherry tomatoes, and mini roast potatoes. I would think that french beans would be a suitable alternative to the samphire.
 
Found this thread but could do with a few more suggestions.

I have a decent amount of monkfish tail. When I can get the pic off my phone I will share it here.

It is defrosting so will go to the shop for ingredients tomorrow.

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To some it's a bit of a waste, but my mum used to do monkfish like scampi. Diced, in batter and deep fried. Served with thick cut chips and peas.

Mouth watering now!
 
Thanks for the tips all. I ended up sort of pooling things together and coming up with ideas. I didn't want to cook it in any sauce - like a curry, but having a rich sauce with it.

I ended up with both sides of the tail, one side I sliced thickly and put it together with some cumin, turmeric, lemon zest. Then I fried it before finishing in the oven.
The other side of the tail I trimmed and then put with paprika, turmeric and thyme then wrapped it in pancetta which I put black pepper on. I then baked that in the oven for 30mins.

I haven't been able to eat it all obviously so will be having some over the week now it is cooked, a good fish to use for cooking though and it is obviously quite robust so I think I'll be using it again for cooking for others.

For myself I'll have to split it up when I buy it to get smaller portions. :D

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