Monkfish with Artichoke Hearts

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Simon’s Monkfish with Artichoke Hearts is a fresh and zesty dish, packed full of healthy vegetables. It’s a delicious one-pot meal that makes a quick and easy midweek dinner. Simon recommends using tinned artichoke…
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Ingredients

8 total
  • 400 g of monkfish tails or monkfish fillets, if using tails make sure they are trimmed
  • 400 g of artichoke hearts, halved
  • 2 tbsp of fresh parsley, to serve
  • 200 g of flour, seasoned with sea salt, celery salt, white pepper and paprika
  • 150 g of butter
  • 2 lemon, juice of 1 lemon for cooking the fish and juice of 1 lemon to serve
  • 300 g of new potatoes, cooked until tender, drained
  • 125 g of cherry tomatoes

Method

9 steps
  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 200˚C/390˚F/Gas 6.

  2. Step 2

    Cut the monkfish into chunks and then dredge in the seasoned flour.

  3. Step 3

    Melt the butter in a large ovenproof frying pan and, when foaming, add the fish. Fry for a couple of minutes on each side, until browned.

  4. Step 4

    Squeeze the lemon juice over the fish, and move the fish to one side of the pan.

  5. Step 5

    Add the potatoes to the pan and cook for two minutes.

  6. Step 6

    Add the cherry tomatoes and cook for a further two minutes.

  7. Step 7

    Finally add the artichoke hearts to the pan and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  8. Step 8

    Distribute the potatoes and fish evenly in the pan, then transfer to the oven and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the monkfish is cooked through.

  9. Step 9

    To serve, place the fish and potatoes onto a warm plate. Squeeze the remaining lemon over and garnish with fresh parsley.