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Roasted tail and slow-cooked cheek of monkfish with crabcakes and cauliflower purée
Photo: David Holifield

Roasted tail and slow-cooked cheek of monkfish with crabcakes and cauliflower purée

38 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

The meaty fish and sweet crabcakes are excellent paired with bold Indian spicing and a smooth curry sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1758
Calories
97g
Protein
72g
Fat
186g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Monkfish not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Leaf 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

  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 monkfish
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 1 tbsp curried oil (see above)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 150g/5oz Maris Piper potatoes
  • 150g/5oz white crab
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 lime
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 100g/3½oz plain flour
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 100g/3½oz panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 litres/3½ pints vegetable oil
  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 300ml/10½fl oz full-fat milk
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • curried oil (see above)
  • vegetable oil
  • 2 shallots
  • 1cm/½in fresh root ginger
  • 1 tbsp curry leaves
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 1 limezest
  • 300ml/10½fl oz chicken stock
  • 300ml/10½fl oz coconut milk
  • 10g/½oz lecithin (optional)
  • 2 x 7cm/3in pieces monkfish
  • vegetable oil
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • knob of butter
  • 200g/7oz baby leaf spinach
  • 3 spring onions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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