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Pan-fried monkfish on a bed of fennel served with pea and mint purée, rice and lemon sauce
Photo: Gregor Moser

Pan-fried monkfish on a bed of fennel served with pea and mint purée, rice and lemon sauce

21 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 1 openrecipes

This recipe was cooked by amateur chefs as part of the BBC's Step Up to the Plate television programme.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

811
Calories
13g
Protein
39g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Monkfish not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Arrowroot not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz cornflour
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 180-200g/6½-7oz piece monkfish
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 100g/3½oz butter
  • 1 fennel
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp water
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 lemon
  • 300ml/10½fl oz vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp of arrowroot
  • 100g/3½ fresh peas
  • 125g/4½oz mascarpone
  • 2 small lemons
  • 2 handfuls chopped fresh mint
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 50g/2oz jasmine rice

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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