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Monkfish Tails à l’Americaine or Armoricaine

Fish or shellfish, fish stock and tomatoes are essential ingredients of this dish.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Fish & Seafood
Cuisine French
Servings 6 people
Calories 240 kcal

EQUIPMENT (click pictures for details)

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

Cook the sauce

  • Sweat the onions, shallots and garlic until translucent.
    monkfish a lamericaine 1 sweat onion
  • Add the tomato paste, stir well and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato concassée.
    monkfish a lamericaine 3 add tomato
  • Pour in the white wine. Then add a bouquet garni, the prawn bisque and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 30 minutes. The liquid should evaporate.
    monkfish a lamericaine 4 add liquids

Prepare the monkfish

  • Cut the monkfish tails into large chunks. Season with salt and pepper and coat the fish lightly in flour.
    monkfish a lamericaine 5 dust with flour
  • Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based sauté pan and sauté the fish until light brown on all sides.
    monkfish a lamericaine 6 cook fish
  • Flambé with Cognac.
    monkfish a lamericaine 7 flambé
  • Transfer the seared monkfish with the juice onto the tomato sauce and simmer for 15 minutes.

Finish the sauce

  • Remove the cooked monkfish from the sauce, keep aside. Discard the bouquet garni and blend the tomato sauce.
  • Season the tomato sauce to taste with cayenne chilli pepper, salt and pepper.
    monkfish a lamericaine 9 mix sauce

Serve the dish

  • Place the monkfish onto the tomato sauce and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
    monkfish a lamericaine
  • You can stir in crème fraiche if you want the traditional Armoricaine version.

Nutrition for 1 portion

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 26gFat: 8gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 245mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 166IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
Keyword monkfish, slow cooking, tomato sauce, tomatoes
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