Potato Lasagnas With Monkfish and Shallot Vinaigrette
- 2 large Idaho potatoes (about 1 pound each, skins removed)
- 4 6-ounce pieces of center-cut monkfish
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 5 tablespoons clarified butter
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 3 teaspoons shallots
- 1 cup mixed salad greens
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut each potato into a brick, 3 by 1 3/4 inches.
- Place in cold water.
- Brush the monkfish fillets with the undiluted olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Lay a fillet on the edge of a sheet of aluminum foil.
- Roll the fillet tightly in the foil to form a cylinder and twist the ends tightly to secure.
- Repeat with the other fillets.
- Cut each potato brick into 20 thin slices (roughly 1/8-inch thick).
- Brush the slices with clarified butter and place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper and greased with clarified butter.
- Season well with salt and pepper.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Place the potatoes on the bottom shelf of the preheated oven.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes (they should still be slightly undercooked).
- Brush again with clarified butter.
- Set aside, covered.
- Boil water in the bottom of a steamer.
- Place the monkfish rolls on the top rack of the steamer.
- Cover and cook for about 15 minutes, turning the rolls 3 times.
- Remove from the steamer rack and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients: balsamic vinegar, olive oil with water, chives, shallots and salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss well with greens, and taste for seasoning.
- To assemble the dish, unwrap the monkfish fillets.
- Slice each fillet widthwise into four equal pieces.
- Lay 1 rectangle of potato on a warm serving plate.
- Place a slice of fish over it.
- Lay another potato slice on top, followed by another slice of fish.
- Repeat until you have 5 potato slices holding 4 layers of fish.
- Repeat with rest of the potatoes and fish.
- Garnish with mixed greens tossed in vinaigrette.
potatoes, center, olive oil, salt, butter, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, chives, shallots, mixed salad greens
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3716 (may not work)