Description
This sweet lobster-like fish is delicious with this garlicky tomato sauce and a cold glass of white wine. Compliments of f & w magazine.
Ingredients
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Garlic Cloves
- Paprika
- Crushed Tomatoes
- Water
- Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Monkfish Fillets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a lg
- Skillet, warm 1 / 4 cup of olive oil
- Add the sliced garlic and cook slowly over very low heat, shaking the skillet, until the garlic is deep golden brown, about 15 minutes
- Remove about 1 / 4 cup of garlic slices and reserve
- Add paprika to remaining garlic in skillet and cook for 1 minute
- Add the tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat for 1 minute
- Add the water and simmer until the sauce reduces to 1 1 / 2 cups, about 10 minutes
- Season with salt and pepper
- In a very lg
- Skillet, heat the remaining 3 tbls of olive oil
- Season the fish with salt and pepper
- Cook over high heat until browned on the bottom, 2 minutes
- Turn, transfer to the oven and roast until just cooked though, 15 minutes
- Transfer fish to a lg, warmed platter
- Pour any juices from the skillet into the sauce and simmer 2 minutes
- Spoon the sauce onto plates and set the fish on top
- Scatter the fried garlic over the fish and serve immediately