Ingredients

  • 2 pounds monkfish fillet, skin removed and cut into chunks
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground white pepper
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 20 white pearl onions, peeled
  • Olive oil
  • 2 heads fennel, fronds removed, bulbs thinly sliced
  • 1 pound fresh bay scallops
  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 bunch marjoram, picked leaves, roughly chopped

Method

  • Begin by seasoning the monkfish chunks with salt and pepper.
  • Pour the bottle of white wine into a large pot and cook over medium heat until the alcohol is cooked out.
  • Turn the heat to medium-low, and add the sliced garlic.
  • In a medium sized pan over high heat, saute the pearl onions in a small amount of olive oil until they begin to brown.
  • Add these to the wine pot.
  • Next, saute the sliced fennel over high heat with some olive oil until they brown, add these to the wine pot.
  • Wait for the onions and fennel to become soft.
  • In a medium pan over high heat, saute the monkfish chunks with olive oil until they begin to brown as well, add these to the wine pot.
  • Repeat the same process with the bay scallops and add them to the wine pot.
  • While all ingredients are in the wine pot, add salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Finally add the tomatoes and marjoram to the pot and cover for 2 minutes.