Fried Monkfish with Shiitake and Bamboo Shoots Recipe

A monkfish is quite a big monster fish found in the Northern Atlantic waters. It has a lot of muscle on the sides for thrush. This muscle is actually our dinner special.

 Cook time 25 minutes (serves 3)

Ingredients for the recipe

650g skinless monkfish fillet

100g shiitake mushrooms

1 bunch spring onions

2 garlic cloves

2 green chillies

200g bamboo shoots

5 tablespoon sunflower oil

3 tablespoon oyster sauce

2 tablespoon oyster sauce

Procedure for the recipe

• Dry the monkfish and cut into 2cm chunks. Trim the shiitake mushrooms and halve, depending on their size.

• Dry and trim the spring onions and cut into 2cm diagonal slices. Peel the garlic cloves and finely chop them with the chillies. Slice the bamboo shoots.

• Fry the monkfish using halve the oil, until it is crispy brown on both sides. Remove and set aside.

• Stir-fry the spring onions, mushrooms, garlic, chilli and sliced bamboo shoots in the remaining sizzling oil one after the other. Season with the oyster and fish sauces.

• Towards the end, carefully fold in the fish, heat up again and serve.