Monkfish Cargot (Escargots-Style)

Monkfish Cargot (Escargots-Style)Monkfish Cargot (Escargots-Style)

A delightful dinner at Michael Mina’s Bardot Brasserie in the Aria Las Vegas served as the inspiration for this dish. But alas, with no snails on hand, I decided to try a monkfish version of Escargots de Bourgogne instead.

Et voilà, it exceeded our expectations!

The flesh of monkfish is dense, meaty, and succulent, with a sweet flavor. It has a firm texture that holds up well to baking at high heat in garlic butter, making it a perfect substitute for snails in this escargots-style recipe.

Monkfish Cargot (Escargots-Style)

Monkfish, also known as lotte in French cuisine, is a unique-looking fish found in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean. It’s known for its rather unattractive appearance, with a large, flat head, tapering body, and a wide mouth filled with sharp teeth.

Despite its unappealing looks, monkfish is prized for its delicious, firm flesh, often compared to lobster or scallops in taste and texture. It’s also a sustainable seafood choice, as monkfish populations are relatively abundant and well-managed.

Bardot Brasserie Las Vegas

Bardot Brasserie

ESCARGOTclassically prepared, absinthe butter, garlic, baguette
BARDOT BRASSERIE ESCARGOTS
classically prepared, absinthe butter, garlic, baguette

As we also took some food to go, I was able to bring home a paper baguette bag too, to use in my photographs.

Monkfish Cargot Recipe

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Passionate Pink Roaster

The stuffed chicken breast was awesome. But forget about the chicken, this post is about the pretty passionate pink little roasting pan!

The blinQ tri-ply pink roaster has a brilliant interior finish, and comes with a stainless steel roasting rack, it is a sweet 14″ X 10″ X 3″ perfect for roasting a whole chicken. Stay tuned for that post…

The roaster joins my original pink pan and a fabulous growing collection of blinQ cookware, products, and tools.

“Pinch yourself to prove it’s not a dream,” blinQ
Another special thanks to Heather and the folks at blinQ USA.
Friends, is it normal to get so excited about a little roasting pan?