Carefully slice away the thin membrane which covers the monkfish tail, to reveal the firm white meat. |
There was a time when anglers went to Tralee Bay just to catch the true monkfish. |
An albino monkfish was also landed and while this is rare in itself and even more unique feature of this fish is the fact that it had no eyes. |
For the main course I had the monkfish bourguignon in a red wine sauce with crisp bacon and mushrooms. |
He was head-hunted for the British team from his job trawling for prawns and monkfish in the North Sea. |
I use either monkfish or sea bass for this dish, depending upon which is seasonal and better value on the day. |