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Monkfish Wrapped in Bacon on Eggplant Rolls with Pea Filling

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Monkfish Wrapped in Bacon on Eggplant Rolls with Pea Filling

The perfect monkfish wrapped in bacon on eggplant rolls with pea filling recipe with a picture and simple step-by-step instructions.

Monkfish:

  • 900 g Monkfish
  • 4 tbsp Olive oil
  • 12 Discs Bacon
  • 4 Pc. Garlic cloves

Eggplant rolls:

  • 2 Pc. Eggplant
  • 5 tbsp Olive oil
  • Himalayan salt
  • Black pepper from the mill

Pea filling:

  • 2 kl. Onions
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 300 g Tk – peas
  • Himalayan salt
  • 1 Handful Lemon balm leaves
  • 50 g Pure cashew butter
  • Black pepper from the mill

Mushroom cream:

  • 150 g Chanterelles
  • 1 Pc. Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 200 ml Soy cream
  • Himalayan salt
  • Black pepper from the mill

Monkfish:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C top and bottom heat. Wrap the monkfish lightly with pepper in slices of bacon and place in a baking dish. Drizzle with the olive oil and add the peeled garlic cloves. Then turn the heat of the oven down to approx. 120 ° C and put the monkfish in the oven and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes. Before serving, cut the monkfish into slices and season with a little salt and cayenne pepper.

Eggplant:

  1. Wash the eggplant and cut lengthways into approx. 4 mm thick slices. Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the aubergine slices on both sides for about 3 minutes until they are soft but not crispy. Salt, pepper and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper.

Pea filling:

  1. For the filling, peel and finely chop the onions. Heat the olive oil in a small pan and fry the onions over medium heat for about 4 minutes. In the meantime, cook the peas in a small saucepan in salted boiling water for a few minutes and drain.
  2. Wash the lemon balm leaves and pat dry, put some of them aside for decoration. Coarsely puree the peas with onions, cashew butter and lemon balm in a blender and season with salt and pepper. Brush the aubergine slices with the pea filling and roll them up.

Mushroom cream:

  1. For the mushroom cream, carefully clean and finely chop the chanterelles. Peel the garlic and also finely chop it. Heat the olive oil in a small pan or saucepan and fry the garlic in it for 1 minute. Add the chanterelles and fry for another 3 minutes. Deglaze with the soy cream and puree with the hand blender. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve:

  1. Spread the mushroom cream on plates, place eggplant rolls and monkfish wrapped in bacon on top and garnish with the retained lemon balm.
Dinner
European
monkfish wrapped in bacon on eggplant rolls with pea filling

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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