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Recipe for Monkfish with cream of peas ”a la Francaise”

Name: Monkfish with cream of peas ''a la Francaise''
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 filet Monkfish (cut into 6 big pieces); 1 medium onion (thinly chopped); 500 gr / 17.6 oz fresh peas (or frozen, defrosted); 100 gr / 3.50 oz heavy cream (35%); 2 cups chicken broth; 200 gr / 7.1 oz smoked bacon (diced quarter inch or 1 cm side); 300 gr / 10.6 oz Yellow Squash (or other hearty vegetable); 100 gr / 3.5 oz butter; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; to taste salt and pepper

Monkfish is one of those incredibly ugly fish, but in this case, let your taste buds rule as the tail of this fish is as succulent and many would argue as tasty as lobster. As a bonus, this “poor man’s lobster” is almost all tail – no claws or pinchers. However, it is incredibly hard to skin, ask your fishmonger to do the hard work for you. Monkfish liver is also quite popular with chefs and culinary “hounds” it is the fish equivalent of foie gras.

On a recent trip to Uzès, Chef Eric Fraudeau of Cook’n with Class (Uzès and Paris) created this recipe for Monkfish with cream of peas at a market cooking class. It was delicious and a clever pairing of the pea soup base with the smoky bacon.

Monkfish with cream of peas ''a la Francaise''

Who doesn't love a good pea soup? Smokey bacon and a piece of fish make this a great appetizer.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Course Lunch Dish, Starter Course

Cuisine French, Provencal

Servings people

Ingredients

1 filet Monkfish cut into 6 big pieces
1 medium onion thinly chopped
500 gr / 17.6 oz fresh peas or frozen, defrosted
100 gr / 3.50 oz heavy cream (35%)
2 cups chicken broth
200 gr / 7.1 oz smoked bacon diced quarter inch or 1 cm side
300 gr / 10.6 oz Yellow Squash or other hearty vegetable
100 gr / 3.5 oz butter
2 tbsp sunflower oil
to taste salt and pepper

Instructions

In a pan, add 50 gr of butter
Cook the onion a few seconds
Add the peas, the chicken stock, salt and pepper to taste
Cook for 10 minutes
Add the cream and blend right away
Add the rest of the butter, combine, then set aside and reserve
In a large fry pan, cook the bacon with the sunflower oil
Remove the cooked bacon and drain the bacon on a paper towel
In the same pan, keep the fat from the bacon and cook the pieces of monkfish
Season well, and finish the cooking in the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
If you are using yellow squash, use a melon baller and make at least 18 balls
Boil them in salt water for 2 minutes, set aside and reserve
To serve... Plate with the cream of pea in the bottom, add 3 pieces of bacon, and 3 balls of squash. Add the fish in the middle and serve hot. Enjoy!

Notes

Monkfish (also known as Angler-fish) is a delicious and dense fish with a mild flavour that stands up well in soups and stews. If you cannot find it readily available it is easily substituted with cod, haddock, halibut or even sea scallops that are all similar in flavour and texture.

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Recipe for Monkfish with cream of peas ”a la Francaise”