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Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong

By Rachael | Updated on August 6, 2020

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Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong:

Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

If you love a good seafood be sure to try these Tilapia Fish Tacos or this Teriyaki Salmon.

Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong

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While we were on our recent vacation in Hawaii, my friend Vanessa introduced me to this delicious fish and sauce–Monchong with an Orange, Coconut, Truffle Sauce. Yummy.

Monchong is a deep water fish that is found in the Pacific near Hawaii, Fiji, and Okinawa. It can also be found in the Indian Ocean. It is also called Pomfret. Monchong has large flakes and pink-white flesh, but is white when cooked. It has a semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavor.

Because of the oil content it is best grilled or seared, but let me tell you, this way (broiled) was amazing. If you have some picky eaters, or kids who don’t love fish, this is a great fish to try. Here it is with simple step by step instructions. Don’t let the longish ingredients list fool you, it is very easy to make.

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Start with your fresh monchong.

Monchong: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

Then get it marinating in the oil, salt, pepper, and garlic.

Monchong Recipe: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

While it marinates, get your sauce going. Start with the coconut milk, and orange zest. If you don’t have a good zester/microplace, try this one.

zest orange

Add in your white truffle oil. If you have never used this before, you are missing out. You can pick it up at some grocers, or order it on Amazon here.

white truffle oil

Add in your salt to taste, ginger and sesame oil.

Monchong Recipes: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

Whisk it all together, and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes. During this time, you can go back to your fish, just remember to watch your sauce so it does not burn.

Put your fish on a baking sheet, and sprinkle this great Panko on top. Then spray with cooking spray so that it will crisp up in the oven.

Baked Monchong Recipe: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

Broil 8-10 minutes, remove from oven, and check for doneness. Just make sure the thicker parts are cooked through. A good fillet-er will give you even pieces, but if they aren’t consistent in thickness, you may need to stick a few pieces back in to cook longer.

How to Cook Monchong Fish: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.Then plate it, add your sauce, and serve.

 

Monchong: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.

Sides that Pair Well with Monchong!

  • Light Creamy Cucumber Salad
  • Roasted Vegetable and Quinoa Salad
  • Eclair Ice Box Cake

Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong

Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce with Monchong: Delicious semi-firm texture, and a sweet mild flavored, deep water fish. So good even children love it.
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Hawaian
Keyword: Coconut Truffle Sauce, Monchong
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Rachael Yerkes

Ingredients

Orange Coconut Truffle Sauce

  • 1 can coconut milk
  • zest of one orange
  • 1 tsp white truffle oil
  • Ginger- Just a dash
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 c sesame oil
  • Juice of zested orange

Monchong-

  • About 3 lbs of fillets or 7 small fillets
  • 2/3 c olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • Panko
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  • Combine sauce ingredients and bring to a mild boil.
  • Turn down and let simmer, stirring regularly for 10-15 mins
  • While sauce simmers, marinate fish in oil, garlic, salt, and pepper
  • Remove from marinade and place on baking dish. Coat with Panko
  • Spray Panko with cooking spray
  • Broil for 8-10 mins, until cooked through (Should be snow white)
  • Remove from heat, top with Orange, Coconut, Truffle Sauce
  • Enjoy

Notes

For even more flavor and fun, combine some coconut flakes with your Panko to coat the fish.

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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Fish Main Dish Seafoodfish monchong orange coconut truffle sauce

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  1. May grace says

    September 10, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe ! I made it with opah fish and my picky husband looooves it. Mahalo
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    • Rachael says

      September 11, 2017 at 7:35 am

      I am so glad to hear your family enjoyed it! Hope you have a tasty week.
      Reply
  2. Robin says

    April 18, 2021 at 11:55 pm

    Tried this for dinner tonight. Very easy and delicious. Monchong is a great fish, light and flaky and the sauce was perfect with it. I did add some unsweetened coconut flakes in with the panko and they added a nice flavor to the fish.
    ★★★★★
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