Bacon-wrapped monkfish

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• Suzy's treat

  2008-01-03 15:02:25.158576

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  had a similar dish, monkfish wrapped in pancetta and that was beautifull. i am sure this one is as good

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• jamesmichael

  2008-04-27 14:49:03.505274

  jamesmichael commented on this recipe

  Would not make this dish again. The Thyme completly spoils the dish. There was no flavour from the fish. We prefer using a light coating batter and deep frying when the flavour of the fish comes ouit. This used to be served as "Scampi"

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• Nicky

  2009-01-04 14:47:32.913926

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  I went easy on the thyme & used parma ham. Tried with bacon first time I made it but the bacon over powered the fish. Much better with v.thin parma. Be careful not to overcook it. Delicious though.

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• Yeti

  2009-06-26 16:29:25.670775

  Yeti commented on this recipe

  May be a silly question, would this work in a grill pan? My grill doesn't work and i'm in no hurry to buy a new oven. I've got a standard grill pan for the hob. Will that be ok or is there some reason why this wouldn't work.

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• London

  2009-10-16 15:01:43.648698

  London commented on this recipe

  Reference Yeti comment. I also do not have a good grill. Can the monkfish be roasted or fried?

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• jules

  2009-11-03 18:58:25.31608

  jules rated and commented on this recipe

  

  " I COOKED THIS RECIPE FOR A DINNER PARTY..... I WRAPPED THE MONK FISH IN PARMA HAM, I LEFT OUT THE THYME TOO. i MADE A CREAM SAFFRON SAUCE.. IT WAS DELICOUS" EVERYONE LOVED IT!!!! WILL BE MAKING IT AGAIN..

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• Abs Fab Mum

  2010-08-09 08:58:35.113879

  Abs Fab Mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely dish - served with saffron cream sauce as mentioned above and it was delicious. Needed to use a few more than 12 rashers bacon though - perhaps my fish was too large? Was worried that just cooking it by grilling the bacon wouldn't be enough but the fish was amazing and soft. Have made this twice now and the second time the fish / bacon did split open under the grill but it still worked out OK when served on the plate. Not sure how well it would work in the oven as I thin by the time the bacon would be crispy enough, the fish would be too cooked through.

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• Celinabees

  2010-12-05 09:41:07.582948

  Celinabees rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Used a Tesco finest bacon for this and it did not spoil the flavours -but I agree with other comments, that if you do use a cheaper bacon it may overpower the fish. Use the thyme sparingly, but do use it, as it adds to the flavour.

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• Becky

  2011-06-24 09:16:14.29943

  Becky commented on this recipe

  We used pancetta and absolutely loved the dish, the flavours were great.

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• lassandra

  2012-04-20 18:02:03.527075

  lassandra commented on this recipe

  I've never had monkfish and wouldn't know what to serve this with, does anyone have some addvice?

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• lassandra

  2012-04-20 18:03:37.234255

  lassandra commented on this recipe

  i've never had monkfish before and i have no idea what to serve with this, does any one have any ideas for me?

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• CDWM

  2012-04-23 19:49:24.23965

  CDWM commented on this recipe

  Cooked this as a main course at 'my come dine with me' evening and was really pleased with the outcome. Very easy to prepare and cook but tastes and looks very good when served. Following advice from other reviews, restricted thyme to half sprig and was enough to add flavour but not overpower this meaty fish. Used taste the difference cured smoked bacon and complimented really well.

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• Zara

  2012-05-09 23:48:54.903961

  Zara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used one sprig of thyme and followed the rest of the recipe as stated. I enjoyed the dish and will definitely be making again.

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Ingredients

• 400g monkfish tail, sliced into 2 fillets
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme , leaves stripped
• 12 rashers (about 140g/5oz) dry-cure rindless smoked streaky bacon
• 2 large tomatoes , halved
• 3-4 tbsp vinaigrette
• 225g bag watercress and salad leaves

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Serves 4

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Ready in 30 mins

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Ingredients

• 400g monkfish tail, sliced into 2 fillets
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme , leaves stripped
• 12 rashers (about 140g/5oz) dry-cure rindless smoked streaky bacon
• 2 large tomatoes , halved
• 3-4 tbsp vinaigrette
• 225g bag watercress and salad leaves

Per serving

258 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 1.27 g

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