{"id":5633,"date":"2015-10-23t13:02:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-23t17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/?p=5633"},"modified":"2019-01-11t17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11t17:03:20","slug":"pan-seared-monkfish-over-roasted-tomato-pepper-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/pan-seared-monkfish-over-roasted-tomato-pepper-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"pan seared monkfish over roasted tomato pepper sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>serves 4<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4-6-8 oz. monkfish fillets, butterflied to 1 1\/2 inch thickness (monahan\u2019s sells monk fillets already butterflied)<\/li>\n<li>drakes batter mix or seasoned flour<\/li>\n<li>7 cups red bell peppers (i used a variety of peppers), seeded and coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 med jalape\u00f1o pepper, seeded and chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup onion, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 t fresh thyme, stemmed<\/li>\n<li>8 large fresh basil leaves, chiffonade, for garnish<\/li>\n<li>1 t saffron threads<\/li>\n<li>dry white wine<\/li>\n<li>olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 t balsamic vinegar<\/li>\n<li>kosher or sea salt<\/li>\n<li>black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>preheat oven to 350\u00ba.\u00a0place peppers, tomatoes, garlic and onion on a sheet tray and toss with salt and a splash of olive oil.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">roast for about 20 minutes, keep an eye on them; when the peppers and tomatoes start to brown on some of the tops and around the edges they&#8217;re ready.\u00a0<\/span>leave oven on for the fish.<\/p>\n<p>pur\u00e9e pepper tomato mix in food processor, adding a little olive oil for consistency.\u00a0pour pepper mix in a large heavy-duty saucepan, add thyme, saffron, a pinch of salt and pepper and a splash of white wine; simmer for around 15 minutes.\u00a0at this stage, taste for salt, sweet and heat. you might add a little salt, maybe a squeeze of tomato paste or maybe a touch of sugar. if the jalape\u00f1o didn&#8217;t give enough of a kick, add a little sriracha sauce if you&#8217;d like.<\/p>\n<p>while sauce is finishing, dust monkfish fillets in drakes or seasoned flour.\u00a0heat a heavy ovenproof pan or skillet over med-high heat and add enough olive oil to barely cover bottom of pan.\u00a0add fillets, the whiter butterflied side down, to pan and sear until a nice brown crust forms.\u00a0flip fillets and pop in the oven for 4-8 min. (depending on thickness) or until barely opaque in the center.<\/p>\n<p>divide the sauce onto plates and serve monk portions on top of sauce.\u00a0garnish tops of each with basil chiffonade.\u00a0enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>we&#8217;ve been seeing some nice large monkfish lately and the firm sweetness of this fish should be great with a tangy tomato pepper sauce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[26],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5633"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}