MONKFISH, ROASTED OVER CHARCOAL WITH RATATOUILLE (Stein)

by Latexiron

This dish is far better cooked on a charcoal or gas-fired barbecue because

not only does the monkfish get that wonderful chargrilled flavour but you

can also barbecue the peppers and aubergines for the ratatouille, which

lends it a marvellously �moky taste. However, ifyou don't have a barbecue,

you can do all the cooking indoors and the dish will still taste good.

The secret of making a great ratatouille is to cook the vegetables

thoroughly so that theflavours are concentrated and yo u end up with

something full offlavour rather than everyone's weak and watery

nightmare vegetarian dish! Although this ratatouille is made with grilled

vegetables you can also serve the monkfish with a more conventional

ratatouille.Try following the recipe in the poem called 'Ratatouille' on

p.154. I've done it and it works perfectly.

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Name: MONKFISH, ROASTED OVER CHARCOAL WITH RATATOUILLE (Stein)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kilogram Monkfish Tail; 1 head Garlic cloves peeled and thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds ground; 2 ea Pepper, Green; 2 ea Pepper, Red; 150 mililiters Oil, Olive; 2 ea Aubergines sliced into 5mm thick rounds; 2 large Onion sliced; 450 grams Courgettes sliced; 3 ea Tomato, Beefsteak skinned and quartered; 1 sprig Thyme leaves only; 2 ea Bay Leaf, Fresh very thinly sliced; Salt and pepper to taste

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INGREDIENTS

1 kilogram Monkfish Tail
1 head Garlic ; cloves peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds ; ground
2 ea Pepper, Green
2 ea Pepper, Red
150 mililiters Oil, Olive
2 ea Aubergines ; sliced into 5mm thick rounds
2 large Onion ; sliced
450 grams Courgettes ; sliced
3 ea Tomato, Beefsteak ; skinned and quartered
1 sprig Thyme ; leaves only
2 ea Bay Leaf, Fresh ; very thinly sliced
Salt and pepper ; to taste

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

For the ratatouille, brush the peppers with some of the oil and grill on a barbecue, turning them as they blacken and blister Put the sliced aubergines in a shallow dish with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and turn them over in the oil until well coated. Cook on the barbecue for a few minutes on both sides until soft. If you don''''t have a barbecue, you can cook the vegetables on a cast-iron ribbed pan or cook the peppers under a domestic grill and fry the aubergines in the same amount of oil.

Heat half the remaining oil in a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish, add the onions and cook very gently for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining garlic and the courgettes, season with salt and pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.

Pour the rest of the oil into a frying pan and fry the tomatoes over a high heat until just beginning to fall apart. Add the tomatoes and all the oil to the casserole.

Remove the blistered skin from the peppers, cut them in half and remove the seeds, taking care not to pour away the delicious juice that will have accumulated inside. Pour this into the casserole. Slice the peppers and add them, too, with the aubergines. Stir in more salt and pepper and the thyme and bay leaves, then cook the ratatouille, uncovered, over a very gentle heat for about I hour, by which time the excess moisture in the vegetables will have evaporated and the vegetables should shine with oil.

Meanwhile, brush the monkfish with oil and season well with salt and pepper Cook over the barbecue for 5 minutes on each side until lightly browned Alternatively, grill it under a high heat for 5 minutes on each side.

Now put it on top of the ratatouille, cover with a lid and simmer for the last 20 minutes of the ratatouille cooking time. Check that the monkfish is cooked by making a small incision in the thickest part right into the centre.The fillet should be white right through. If it still looks a bit translucent in the middle, give it another 5 minutes.

To serve, lift out the monkfish and cut it into slices. Spoon the ratatouille on to I warmed plates, place the sliced monkfish on top and serve with a green salad and a bottle of ice-cold Bandol ros? wine.

1 kg (VA lb) monkfish tail

I head of garlic, cloves peeled and thinly sliced

1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds

2 red and 2 green peppers

150 ml (5 fl oz) olive oil, .plus extra for brushing

2 aubergines, sliced intorounds 5 mm (''''''''''''''''A in)thick

2 large onions, sliced

450 g (I lb) courgettes,sliced

3 beefstea,k tomatoes,skinned and cut intoquarters

Leave''''''''''''''''s from I sprig offresh thyme

2 fresh bay leaves, verythinly sliced

Salt and freshly ground

black pepper

NOTES

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MONKFISH, ROASTED OVER CHARCOAL WITH RATATOUILLE (Stein)

1 kilogram Monkfish Tail 
1 head Garlic cloves peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds ground
2 ea Pepper, Green 
2 ea Pepper, Red 
150 mililiters Oil, Olive 
2 ea Aubergines sliced into 5mm thick rounds
2 large Onion sliced
450 grams Courgettes sliced
3 ea Tomato, Beefsteak skinned and quartered
1 sprig Thyme leaves only
2 ea Bay Leaf, Fresh very thinly sliced
  Salt and pepper to taste

Remove the skin from the monkfish and cut off most of the membrane (see p.1 5), otherwise the tail will curl up rather unattractively while it cooks. Make 10 small incisions all over it with the point of a small knife.Take 10 slices of the garlic and turn them over in the ground fennel to coat. Slide them down the blade of the knife into the monkfish.
For the ratatouille, brush the peppers with some of the oil and grill on a barbecue, turning them as they blacken and blister Put the sliced aubergines in a shallow dish with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and turn them over in the oil until well coated. Cook on the barbecue for a few minutes on both sides until soft. If you don''''t have a barbecue, you can cook the vegetables on a cast-iron ribbed pan or cook the peppers under a domestic grill and fry the aubergines in the same amount of oil.
Heat half the remaining oil in a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish, add the onions and cook very gently for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining garlic and the courgettes, season with salt and pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.
Pour the rest of the oil into a frying pan and fry the tomatoes over a high heat until just beginning to fall apart. Add the tomatoes and all the oil to the casserole. 
Remove the blistered skin from the peppers, cut them in half and remove the seeds, taking care not to pour away the delicious juice that will have accumulated inside. Pour this into the casserole. Slice the peppers and add them, too, with the aubergines. Stir in more salt and pepper and the thyme and bay leaves, then cook the ratatouille, uncovered, over a very gentle heat for about I hour, by which time the excess moisture in the vegetables will have evaporated and the vegetables should shine with oil.
Meanwhile, brush the monkfish with oil and season well with salt and pepper Cook over the barbecue for 5 minutes on each side until lightly browned Alternatively, grill it under a high heat for 5 minutes on each side.
Now put it on top of the ratatouille, cover with a lid and simmer for the last 20 minutes of the ratatouille cooking time. Check that the monkfish is cooked by making a small incision in the thickest part right into the centre.The fillet should be white right through. If it still looks a bit translucent in the middle, give it another 5 minutes.
To serve, lift out the monkfish and cut it into slices. Spoon the ratatouille on to I warmed plates, place the sliced monkfish on top and serve with a green salad and a bottle of ice-cold Bandol ros? wine.

1 kg (VA lb) monkfish tail
I head of garlic, cloves peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
2 red and 2 green peppers
150 ml (5 fl oz) olive oil, .plus extra for brushing
2 aubergines, sliced intorounds 5 mm (''''''''''''''''A in)thick
2 large onions, sliced
450 g (I lb) courgettes,sliced
3 beefstea,k tomatoes,skinned and cut intoquarters
Leave''''''''''''''''s from I sprig offresh thyme
2 fresh bay leaves, verythinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (313g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 225
Calories from Fat: 36 (16%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 4g	5 %
	Saturated Fat 0.9g	4 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.7g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 62.5mg		19 %
Sodium 87.7mg		3 %
Potassium 1119.5mg		29 %
Total Carbohydrate 7.9g		2 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.3g	5 %
	Sugars, other 6.6g
Protein 37.4g		53 %
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RevKenelm

I had a heck of a time locating monkfish in CA. but when I found it I liked it a great deal, it made a great ratatouille, I just love fish, fowl, or cheese in ratatouille, thank you.

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