293309 Sun Jun 29 19:23:52 -0700 2003 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1604399 I'm looking for a reecipe for monkfish that won't involve a ton of time in the kitchen. Any ideas? Sun Jun 29 19:23:52 -0700 2003 0 Chris VR 1 1604406 Alton Brown just did a special on poaching & one of the items included was monkfish. Try the foodtv.com link and go to "Good Eats" or his website is linked below. One of the beauties of poaching--as he made very obvious--is that you can set the pan & leave it which means little time in the kitchen! Link: http://www.altonbrown.com/ Sun Jun 29 20:50:38 -0700 2003 1604399 0 Lan4Dawg 1 1604424 The simplest way to serve Monkfish cold is one of the oldest. Simply cut your Monkfish in cubes about the size of medium scallops. Barely cover the cubes in a mixture of white wine, fresh lemon juice, cilantro, diced onion, ponzu viviger or japanese rice viniger. white pepper, 1/2 teaspoon sugar to each pound fish. Place in a Saute pan, covered and simmer until opaque. Take off the heat and let stand several minutes. Remove fish, drain lquid and let fish cool. Prepare a lively cocktail sauce with horseradish. Place fish cubes into a serving plate layered with greens. with Bowl of Cocktail Sauce in the center for dipping. provide or stick cubes with tootpicks, slice lemon wedges around platter. Now comes the fun part if you don't annouce what type of fish your serving your guests will rave about the delicious Lobster. Crab or even Shrimps but only the sharpest will realize it's Monkfish. If you try this let us know if it worked. Tatyana Mon Jun 30 01:34:59 -0700 2003 1604399 0 TatyanaM 2 1604597 Thanks for the suggestion, although my guests already knew they were getting monkfish, so I couldn't try this trick. I ended up doing something along the lines of your suggestion: sauteed some garlic and onion in olive oil, added the monkfish, white wine, lemon juice, rice vinegar, a bit of sugar and let it cook until opaque. Then I tossed in some parsley and served it warm. Thanks for the inspiration! Mon Jun 30 21:14:55 -0700 2003 1604424 0 Chris VR