BBQ Monkfish, Squid Fricassee, Tomato Fondue and Caramelised Onion

Matt Gillan is back with a dish to remember, BBQ Monkfish, Squid Fricassee, Tomato Fondue and Caramelised Onion. A favourite on his recipe menu it is one to try! The monkfish is glazed with molasses, brown sugar, oyster sauce, brown sauce and apple juice.

Ingredients

Monkfish Glaze
  • 50g soft dark brown sugar
  • 160g apple juice
  • 30g molasses
  • 60g brown sauce
  • 200g oyster sauce
  • 50g lime juice
Monkfish
  • 1x Monkfish tail fillet
Squid Fricassee
  • 1x Squid tube
  • Flat leaf Parsley-chopped
  • 1x Caramelised onions
  • Maldon salt
Madras Almonds
  • 2 tbls Madras paste
  • 50g Nibbed almonds
  • 2 pinch maldon salt
Pickled Ginger
  • 30g Pickled ginger
  • Fresh coriander
Lime Pickle
  • 1x jar Lime pickle
Tomato Fondue
  • 500g plum tomatoes
  • 20g caster sugar
  • 20g white wine vinegar
  • 5g tomato powder
  • 20g tomato paste
  • 2g salt
  • 2g onion powder
Caramelised Onion
  • 2 brown onions
  • 5g salt

Method

Monkfish Glaze

Mix all ingredients together.

Monkfish

  1. Remove membrane from the fish and trim. Light a BBQ.
  2. Skewer the monkfish
  3. Coat well with glaze and put on the BBQ
  4. Baste every so often, turning every few minutes
  5. Cook for 10 minutes, allow the glaze to burn in places

Squid Fricassee

  1. Cut the squid in half, to open it up and scrape the membrane from the squid
  2. Carefully score both sides
  3. Heat a frying pan until really hot. Add the squid and salt. Fry for 20 seconds
  4. Add the onions and parsley. Mix  and remove from the pan

Madras Almonds

  1. Mix the nuts with the madras paste and salt
  2. Bake for 10 minutes in an oven at 180°c
  3. Remove and allow to cool

Pickled Ginger

  1. Finely slice the ginger
  2. Finely chop the coriander
  3. Mix together

Lime Pickle

Blend the lime pickle until smooth.

Tomato Fondue

  1. Remove the eye from the tomatoes and cut in half
  2. Put on a tray, flat side down and roast at 180°c for 1 hour
  3. Allow to cool
  4. Remove the skins from the tomatoes and crush them into a pan
  5. Mix with all other ingredients
  6. Put on a low heat and reduce until thick
  7. This will take a couple of hours

Caramelised Onion

  1. Peel, half and very finely chop the onions
  2. Put them in a pan with the salt
  3. Put the pan on a high heat to start, until the onion start to fry, then reduce to a low/medium heat
  4. Stir every so often and cook until caramelised, about an hour

 

Ingredients

Monkfish Glaze
  • 50g soft dark brown sugar
  • 160g apple juice
  • 30g molasses
  • 60g brown sauce
  • 200g oyster sauce
  • 50g lime juice
Monkfish
  • 1x Monkfish tail fillet
Squid Fricassee
  • 1x Squid tube
  • Flat leaf Parsley-chopped
  • 1x Caramelised onions
  • Maldon salt
Madras Almonds
  • 2 tbls Madras paste
  • 50g Nibbed almonds
  • 2 pinch maldon salt
Pickled Ginger
  • 30g Pickled ginger
  • Fresh coriander
Lime Pickle
  • 1x jar Lime pickle
Tomato Fondue
  • 500g plum tomatoes
  • 20g caster sugar
  • 20g white wine vinegar
  • 5g tomato powder
  • 20g tomato paste
  • 2g salt
  • 2g onion powder
Caramelised Onion
  • 2 brown onions
  • 5g salt

Method

Monkfish Glaze

Mix all ingredients together.

Monkfish

  1. Remove membrane from the fish and trim. Light a BBQ.
  2. Skewer the monkfish
  3. Coat well with glaze and put on the BBQ
  4. Baste every so often, turning every few minutes
  5. Cook for 10 minutes, allow the glaze to burn in places

Squid Fricassee

  1. Cut the squid in half, to open it up and scrape the membrane from the squid
  2. Carefully score both sides
  3. Heat a frying pan until really hot. Add the squid and salt. Fry for 20 seconds
  4. Add the onions and parsley. Mix  and remove from the pan

Madras Almonds

  1. Mix the nuts with the madras paste and salt
  2. Bake for 10 minutes in an oven at 180°c
  3. Remove and allow to cool

Pickled Ginger

  1. Finely slice the ginger
  2. Finely chop the coriander
  3. Mix together

Lime Pickle

Blend the lime pickle until smooth.

Tomato Fondue

  1. Remove the eye from the tomatoes and cut in half
  2. Put on a tray, flat side down and roast at 180°c for 1 hour
  3. Allow to cool
  4. Remove the skins from the tomatoes and crush them into a pan
  5. Mix with all other ingredients
  6. Put on a low heat and reduce until thick
  7. This will take a couple of hours

Caramelised Onion

  1. Peel, half and very finely chop the onions
  2. Put them in a pan with the salt
  3. Put the pan on a high heat to start, until the onion start to fry, then reduce to a low/medium heat
  4. Stir every so often and cook until caramelised, about an hour