Middle Eastern Monkfish

Directions

1. 1
   Finely chop garlic and gingerroot together.
2. 2
   In a small bowl, stir oil into tomato paste. Stir in garlic and ginger mixture, cinnamon, and caraway seeds. Season with salt and pepper.
3. 3
   Remove fine skin from monkfish, then spread on the spice mixture.
4. 4
   Place fish into a shallow dish. Cover and refrigerate for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
5. 5
   Preheat oven to 400.
6. 6
   Cut a piece of foil large enough to enclose fish.
7. 7
   Make a bed of chopped onions on the foil. Place monkfish and any spice paste left in the dish on top of onion.
8. 8
   Fold foil loosely over fish and seal edges tightly.
9. 9
   Bake for 20-25 minutes.
10. 10
    Open foil and baste fish. Bake another 10-15 minutes until fish flakes.