Monkfish with Green Cabbage, Apples and Grain Mustard Sauce

Cooking Instructions

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Season the monkfish with salt, pepper and lightly dust with flour. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Sear fish fillets until golden. Turn fillets over. Place sauté pan in oven for 5 to 8 minutes. When they’re firm, they’re cooked. Remove pan from oven, transfer fillets to a plate and let rest, covered.

Using the same sauté pan, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and salt and pepper to taste. When cabbage starts to wilt, about 3 minutes, add apple and cook until hot, about 1 minute. Divide the cabbage-apple mixture among four warm plates. Add vinegar to deglaze pan; heat and stir to loosen browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add mustard and apple juice, bring to a simmer, and add chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Place a monkfish fillet on the vegetables, spoon sauce over fish, and serve.

Round Out the Meal:

With boiled fingerling or Yukon gold potatoes

Kid Friendly:

Substitute honey for whole-grain mustard in sauce