Dish Of The Day

Some of you will know that as well as being a little green fingered I'm sometimes a dab hand in the kitchen, so I've been thinking of giving you lucky people a recipe or two now and again.

So to start this new feature off here's what I cooked for Slinx and I on Sunday.

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Foil Roasted Monkfish with Baby Spinach and 'Cheats' Mashed Potato

To serve two you will need.

A piece of Monkfish Tail (about a 1lb in weight)

NB: Ask the fishmonger to remove as much of the skin / membrane as she/he can as they will no doubt have a sharper knife than you do.

I Lime
Lemon Thyme
Garlic
Red Onions
Salt & Pepper
Olive Oil
Silver Foil
Baby Spinach (1 Bag)
Cheats Mashed Potato (In this particular case Tesco's Finest with caramalised Red Onions)

Obviously you can use real mashed potato, new potatoes, or any other potato theme. I was just lazy.

Cut your fish into fillets, say 4-6 pieces, lay them in a bowl and season well with salt and pepper. Squeeze the juice of the lime over them, work in some roughly sliced garlic and a few splashes of good olive oil and leave to stand for fifteen minutes or so whilst you have a drink.

Then, take a couple of decent sized pieces of Silver Foil and rub one side of each with some olive oil, and place half the fish on each one. Add a bit more garlic and some thick sliced red onion to each parcel along with a good few sprigs of lemon thyme.

Turn your oven on to Gas Mark Fiveish for a bit and after carefully wrapping the silver foil parcels up so that they are sealed, put them in the oven.

Have a drink or two, chat and generally entertain yourself for 20 to 25 mins, unless of course you are doing non-cheat potatoes in which case, slave over hot steamy pans with them instead.

Chuck the cheats mash in the microwave.
Melt a little butter in a pan and throw in the baby spinach. Hear it scream, season a little and stir for a minute or two.

To serve simply place a foil parcel on each plate and dole out some spinach and mash.

Tres Bon!

Total cooking and prep time 45 mins.
Technical Grade: Easy Peasy.

You can of course use any old herbs and spices with this for a different theme. Try Thai for instance with some Lemon Grass Thai Basil and a little Red Chilli.

Mmmm, I'm hungry now....

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