Roast Monkfish Peri Peri

Method

1. Pre heat the oven to 180°C.
2. Allow the fish to come up to room temperature for 20 minutes then season well with sea salt.
3. Heat a large frying pan, add the olive oil, when it’s very hot add the monkfish and allow it to cook for 3 minutes on either side.
4. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 15 minutes or until the core temperature is 56°C.
5. To make the sauce; put all ingredients into a blender and run until smooth.
6. Remove the monkfish from the oven and allow to rest for 2/3 minutes.
7. Transfer the fish to a serving plate, prise the flesh away from either side of the backbone and spoon the sauce over then return to the oven for one minute to warm through.
8. Enjoy with a fresh herb salad and some small potatoes roasted with garlic and rosemary.

Ingredients serves 2

• 700g monkfish tail on the bone, trimmed
• 30ml olive oil
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Piri Piri Sauce
• 3g garlic, crushed
• 2 red chillies, deseeded and chopped
• 60ml lemon juice
• 60ml olive oil
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Spanish hot paprika
• 2g Maldon salt, to taste
• 1g black pepper