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Mark Moriarty's southern-fried monkfish and chip butty

Mark Moriarty's southern-fried monkfish and chip butty
Mark Moriarty's southern-fried monkfish and chip butty

Ingredients

Makes 2 sandwiches

  • 1 batch loaf
  • 500g monkfish, cleaned
  • 300ml buttermilk
  • 500g plain flour
  • 1tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1tbsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 200g precooked chips, kept in freezer
  • 1 red onion
  • 100ml malt vinegar
  • 100ml water
  • 50g sugar
  • 100g frozen peas

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 240c.
  2. To prepare the monkfish, portion into thumb sized chunks
  3. Dust the fish in some plain flour and soak in the buttermilk, leave to marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
  4. Mix the plain flour with the paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, coriander, salt and black pepper. Set aside
  5. Slice the onion as finely as possible and place in a bowl. Add the water, vinegar and sugar to a pot and bring to the boil, pour over the onion and leave to cool.
  6. Place the defrosted peas in a bowl and crush with a fork, season with salt and some lemon juice.
  7. Remove the chips from the freezer and coat in plain oil, place on a pre heated non -stick tray and cook in the oven for 15mins until golden brown.
  8. Heat a deep pan with a good amount of plain oil. Allow it to get hot. Remove the monkfish from the buttermilk and coat in the spicy seasoned flour. Cook for 2 mins on both sides until golden brown.
  9. Cut 2 thick slices from the batch loaf and toast, spread some mayonnaise on each slice and then build the butty: Crushed peas, pickled red onion, crispy chips, and monkfish. Sprinkle with more malt vinegar and salt, then squeeze together. Serve with the leftover chips and some mayonnaise to dip.