PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC AND CHIVES, TOPPED WITH ROASTED MONKFISH
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 25g/1oz butter
- 2 Portobello mushrooms
- chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- finely chopped
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 25g/1oz butter
- 100g/3½oz monkfish fillet
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 new potatoes
- cut into mushroom shapes
- 3 cloves garlic
- skin on
- crushed
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- For the sautéed mushrooms
- heat half of the olive oil with the butter in a frying pan and lightly fry the mushrooms and garlic for five minutes. Squeeze over the lemon juice
- drizzle over the balsamic vinegar and cook for a further 4-5 minutes
- or until reduced slightly. Stir in the remaining olive oil and the chopped chives.
- For the monkfish
- heat the olive oil and butter in an ovenproof frying pan. Season the fish with salt and freshly ground black pepper
- then add to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side
- or until golden-brown. Squeeze over the lemon juice
- then transfer to the oven to roast for 6-8 minutes
- or until the fish is cooked through. Remove from the oven and rest for five minutes
- then thickly slice.
- For the 'mushroom' tatties
- heat the olive oil in an ovenproof frying pan and lightly fry the mushroom-shaped potatoes for 4-5 minutes
- or until they start to colour. Add the garlic and rosemary
- then place the pan in the oven to roast for ten minutes
- or until the potatoes are golden-brown and tender.
- To serve
- pile the sautéed mushrooms onto a serving plate and place the sliced monkfish on top. Spoon the roasted 'mushroom' tatties around the edges of the plate and serve.

