American-Style Monkfish
Comments:	Serve monkfish onto individual plates, along with plain rice. Preparation time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 35 minutes Sodium : 148 mg per serving
Servings:	4
Ingredients	Preparation
1 [600-g / 21-ounce] monkfish 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon [20 g] flour 2 tablespoons [30 g] margarine 1 tablespoon [15 mL] Cognac 3 1/2 ounces [100 g] small tomato dices 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 French shallot, minced 1 cup [250 mL] dry white wine Cayenne pepper, to taste Freshly chopped parsley, to taste	Cut monkfish into 4 equal pieces. Dredge fish pieces into flour, then brown pieces into hot margarine until golden brown. Pour Cognac all over golden fish pieces; flambe, then reserve. Into a casserole, mix together tomato dices, minced garlic and minced French shallot; pour in dry white wine. Season to taste with Cayenne pepper and bring mixture to a boil. Cover and leave to simmer slowly for 10 minutes. Mix in reserved golden monkfish pieces. Simmer over low heat for approximately 15 minutes, until done. Serve monkfish pieces, sprinkled with chopped parsley.