Monkfish Wrapped in Banana leaves with Ginger, Cilantro, Chile, and Coconut Milk

Name: Monkfish Wrapped in Banana leaves with Ginger, Cilantro, Chile, and Coconut Milk
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 rosemary sprigs or bay leaf sticks, to secure; 400 milliliters coconut milk; 4 servings A drizzle fish sauce; 2 handfuls good handfuls fresh cilantro, roughly chopped; 2 Tbsps finely sliced fresh ginger; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 2 limes, juiced and zested; 2 sticks lemon grass, outer leaves removed, centers finely chopped; 680 grams 170 to 225 gram) pieces monkfish (can use other more abundant white-fleshed fish, such as Pacific mahi mahi, farmed striped bass, or farmed catfish); 4 servings A little olive oil; 2 fresh red chiles; 2 Tbsps sesame seed oil; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 4 larges banana leaves or vine leaves

Monkfish Wrapped in Banana leaves with Ginger, Cilantro, Chile, and Coconut Milk might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 568 calories, 28g of protein, and 48g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up soy sauce, monkfish, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C/gas 8).

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Oven

To make the banana leaves more pliable, hold for a few seconds over a gas flame. Leaving aside the fish and herb sticks, pound the rest of the ingredients in a pestle and mortar to make a thick paste and spoon a little onto each banana leaf.

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Banana Leaves

Fish

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Mortar And Pestle

Place the fish on top and then spoon the rest of the paste on the top. Bringing the sides in and spiking it with a rosemary sprig or bay leaf stick to secure it. This will look lovely and it is natural, but I have been known to use a clothes peg or string to hold it all together. It won't be a perfect seal but this allows it to breath and steam, letting the flavors infuse, so gutsy and tasty.

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Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Fish

Put the parcels on a tray and bake for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.

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Oven

I serve the individual parcels on plates at the table and let my friends dissect them. When opened, the fragrant steam wafts up and smells fantastic.

Serve with plain boiled rice to mop up the juices, that's all it has to be. End of story, done, lovely.

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Rice

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Mortar And Pestle

Ingredients

Servings:

rosemary sprigs or bay leaf sticks, to secure 400milliliters

coconut milk 4servings

A drizzle fish sauce 2handfuls

good handfuls fresh cilantro, roughly chopped 2Tbsps

finely sliced fresh ginger 1clove

garlic, finely chopped 2

limes, juiced and zested 2sticks

lemon grass, outer leaves removed, centers finely chopped 680grams

170 to 225 gram) pieces monkfish (can use other more abundant white-fleshed fish, such as Pacific mahi mahi, farmed striped bass, or farmed catfish)4servings

A little olive oil 2

fresh red chiles 2Tbsps

sesame seed oil 1Tbsp

soy sauce 4larges

banana leaves or vine leaves

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is St. Michael-Eppan Anger Pinot Grigio. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.