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Monkfish à la Nage Gidleigh Park

"Fish, to taste right, must swim three times -
in water, in butter, and in wine."
~ Polish Proverb

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Monkfish à la Nage Gidleigh Park
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1 large onion, halved lengthwise and sliced thin crosswise
2 stalks celery, sliced thin
3 carrots, peeled
3 leeks (white part only), well washed, sliced thin
(enough to measure 1 cup)
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup white fish stock
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup heavy cream
1 pound skinned monkfish (angler) fillets, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Minced fresh parsley

Strip the carrots lengthwise at 4 equal intervals with a lemon zester and
slice them thin crosswise. In a stainless steel or enameled skillet, sweat
the vegetables with the bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste in the butter, covered with a buttered round of wax paper and the lid, over moderately
low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
In a stainless steel or enameled saucepan combine the fish stock and wine
and reduce the liquid over high heat by half. Add the cream and reduce the liquid by half. Stir the cream mixture into the vegetable mixture, arrange the monkfish cubes on the mixture and simmer, covered, for 2 minutes or until
the fish flakes when tested with a fork. Season the mixture with lemon juice and salt and pepper, divide it among heated cream soup bowls and sprinkle it with minced fresh parsley. Serves 4.