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Lemon Grass & Cardamom Monkfish with Aubergine Caviar
Cook Time
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Ingredients
12
Servings
4
Monkfish marinated in lemon grass and lemon juice and served with a spiced aubergine caviar.
Ingredients
3-4 Cardamom Pods , , crushed
4 aubergines
2 anchovy fillets
1 teaspoon Garlic Cooking Paste
pinch Cumin Seeds
Schwartz Sea Salt and Black Pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 sticks lemon grass, outer layers removed, then finely diced
1 lemon, zest and juice
4 monkfish fillets, skinned
Aubergine Caviar:
4 tablespoons olive oil
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
- 2 Mix 2 tbs olive oil, the chopped lemon grass, lemon zest and juice in a bowl. Add the monkfish and leave to marinade for 30 minutes.
- 3 Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan. Once it is hot, add the fish and brown lightly on both sides. Transfer to a roasting tray, season well, drizzle over the remaining marinade and roast in the oven on the top shelf for 10-15 minutes.
- 4 Meanwhile, make the aubergine caviar. Pour the olive oil into a saucepan, add the crushed cardamom pods and leave to infuse over a very low heat for 30 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Strain and set aside.
- 5 Cut the aubergines in half lengthways, score the flesh and add a few drops of olive oil. Bake for around 45 minutes, until softened.
- 6 Remove the flesh with a spoon. Roughly dice with the anchovies and blend with the cardamom olive oil, Garlic and Cumin Seeds. Season well and refrigerate until cold. Serve the cooked monkfish with a spoonful of aubergine caviar.