Monkfish and Mussels with Tomato Sauce

Monkfish and Mussels with Tomato Sauce is a lovely flavoursome dish. Tomatoes, shallots, garlic and seaweed seasoning are combined with fresh mussels and monkfish tails for a tasty and speedy dish!

Ingredients

  • 500g fresh mussels
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 small bunch of parsley
  • 50ml white wine
  • 75g butter
  • splash of olive oil
  • 1 shallot, peeled and diced
  • 12 large tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and diced
  • 1kg monkfish tail
  • 1 tsp seaweed seasoning
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Put the mussels, 1 garlic clove, parsley, butter and wine in a pan, cover and cook for 3-4 mins. Drain into a bowl, then remove half the mussels from the shells and put them to the side for later.
  3. In the same pan, add a splash of olive oil, the shallot and the rest of the garlic, and cook for 2 mins. Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 min, then add the mussels back in with some of the juices.
  4. Pan fry the monkfish. Roll in the seasoning, then roast for 8 mins.
  5. To serve, spoon the sauce onto a platter, top with the mussels in the shells, then sit the monkfish on top.

Ingredients

  • 500g fresh mussels
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 small bunch of parsley
  • 50ml white wine
  • 75g butter
  • splash of olive oil
  • 1 shallot, peeled and diced
  • 12 large tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and diced
  • 1kg monkfish tail
  • 1 tsp seaweed seasoning
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Put the mussels, 1 garlic clove, parsley, butter and wine in a pan, cover and cook for 3-4 mins. Drain into a bowl, then remove half the mussels from the shells and put them to the side for later.
  3. In the same pan, add a splash of olive oil, the shallot and the rest of the garlic, and cook for 2 mins. Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 min, then add the mussels back in with some of the juices.
  4. Pan fry the monkfish. Roll in the seasoning, then roast for 8 mins.
  5. To serve, spoon the sauce onto a platter, top with the mussels in the shells, then sit the monkfish on top.