Monkfish Catch and Cook - Monkfish Scampi | The Fish Locker 

Wonderful videos of a multi-generational family enjoying each other's familial role. Thank you!

Jim’s manners and calmness in the kitchen is absolutely impeccable…. A lesson for any budding chef.

Love that Jim is having James help in the kitchen! The potatoes are such a beautiful color! Fun video as always!

Fillet them with the skin on, its coming off with the membrane anyway plus it helps you in the next step. Lay one half/side on the board skin side down. Starting from the belly flap, the first cut is where the belly flap meets the fillet. Skin it like you would with any other type of fish, removing the flap, membrane and skin in one go. Just push the knife through at a nice skinning angle. Its hard to get it wrong and cut through the skin, the knife will just glide along it but under the flesh/fillet/loin. Its called a larder or french trim.

This is my most favourite video. All generations and the whole family joining in. Thank you.

How's that old saying go? Give a young lad a fish dinner, he'll eat once. Teach a young lad to cook fish, he'll eat a lifetime. Great to see young men learning to cook!

Two in a row?? Now you're just spoiling us rotten! ❤ 😊

What a beautiful family right there. Jim really HAS to produce a cooking book. I'd happily give good money for his recipe's

James is getting his chef skills going,I remember being young and cracking eggs one handed the first time , I was impressed with myself. I remember back in the 80’s ,the first time I handled Monkfish in a restaurant, I did a lot of it for a special that night , breaded them then dropped them into the deep fryer ,to color them, put them on half sheet pans with wire racks, then finished them in the oven, they were wonderful. I was hoping you would do monkfish after the first video where you were pulling monkfish in on that commercial fishing guys boat.

When we are wintering in Portugal we buy it quite regularly. We use it in bbq kabobs or in a cataplana. We've actually had the liver in a sushi dish.

Thanks John, Jim & James, That must be one of the most amazing cook ups I've seen. It all looked so delicious, Mega scampi, twice cooked chips & home made tartare sauce, what's not to love😀👍

Thank you for two cook up videos with Jim this week! Awesome to see James helping out and learning in the kitchen!

Hello Maggie from Southern Colorado here! Wonderful channel. And your so very very handsome and very easy on the eyes. I love your family. Such a blessing. I learn so much from your channel and I'm so grateful that you do this channel. Thank you for having me. I'm learning so much from you!

This is an excellent channel and clearly a lovely family. I was so amazed when James admits @20.25 that Gurnard is his favourite fish. most kids now don't even know what a Gurnard is. 👍

As always, an informative, enjoyable and educational video.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 What can I say, except thank you all so much.👍👏👏👏👏 Lovely to see young James and his grandad working together.❤ Take care and stay safe all.😷

Wonderful to see most of the family together. FAB. !! Greetings from Cyprus, don't forget the Whelks John. 🦞🦞🦀🦀🐟🐟

I love a bit of Monk and as far as I’m concerned it makes the best Scampi going. Beautiful weather, cooking fish you’ve caught yourself outside and dining in lovely company. Life doesn’t get better.😁👍

You learn something every day - scampi / monkfish. Outdoor frying how awesomely British - take that my lovely friends from USA and Australia and New Zealand

I love your videos with jim, what a lovely farther in law you are blessed ❤

It's like you have this soothing rhythm to your voice. It's relaxing. And i love that you don't take everything but you educate and i just love it. I recommend your page to all my friends.

Its very nice spending time with friend and family .Sharing you catch is what i want to do this summer. Great stream and thank Jim 5***** summer as coming and not to soon.

These commercial videos are so cool!

You simply can’t beat monkfish, it’s so versatile and I love it in a marinara sauce with basil and mozzarella. ❤

Such a beautiful day you had for that beautiful meal!

Brilliant video, wouldn't mind trying monkfish now myself, Jim is awesome, great chef, and James his helper is very apt as a kitchen assistant, all the best from us here

Blooming heck John now I'm hungry... This looks fabulous... 👍🏻 Mmm

The family cook gatherings, dining, and garden tours are the best fun. Thank you for sharing.

Yorkie puds.... Weigh an egg, just add the same amount of plain flour and milk and whisk with a pinch of salt. Heat an oiled bun tray in the oven as hot as it will go till till its smoking blue hot, then pour in the batter. It will start to fizzle and cook straight away. I leave them to cook on high for about 10 mins then turn the heat down to 200 deg until golden brown....Perfect soggy bottom Yorkies! When I was a lad, my mum used to put in meat juices into the batter from the Sunday roast and make Yorkshire Pudding in a casserole dish. Oh, those were the days of proper meat!.....

Love watching this man cook

Jim's spoiling us with two fantastic meals,all in one week. Loved them, thanks gang❤

Never told you this John, but my Grandad was from Hartlepool & a chef in the Army during WW2, he made the best Yorkshire puddings! 👍👍

Jim you are awsome in that kitchen timming is outstanding . I do all with timers going of every where and when finished . Looks like a hand granade has went off lol . Thanks for taking us along 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

I love fish with firm texture - grouper, monkfish, triggerfish, etc. Can never go wrong with a poor man’s lobster ❤

And your wife is simply stunning. She's got a million dollar smile! Your son is incredibly intelligent and just what a blessing heavenly Father has given you!

Nice to see you are teaching your children how to eat properly prepared food.

i have fallen in love with your whole family Hanna,i love seeing you all work together and have fun ty for just being you xxoo

Excellent James 👍

Back in the kitchen…I so enjoy these videos for the generational family enjoyment. Reminds me of my childhood. If Jim would like to try something different…? Add some cornstarch to the flour. It doesn’t change the flavor and helps coat anything better. For some reason it adheres to anything fried. 2-3 Tablespoons…

A double dose of Jim's magic cooking, !! The crunch sounded epic !!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

Such another quality video boys . James with the one hand break was a skill set I never learnt til I was 17 😊

Well, I know what I'm going to try with those monk fillets in the freezer now. That's a lovely little garden by the way Jim.

Great video Boys!! My friend is a fishmonger and he said Monkfish are best shaved as it gets rid of all the membrane! Love monkfish!! Nice you are cooking outside. Just had smoked haddock for my tea with a poached egg and rice. Very nice! Very tasty meal there! Thanks all. Graham ❤

Would love a tour round Jim's garden. The allotment looks brilliant in the background

Well the seal lost out there John 🤣, cooking inside and outside at same time ! The man just raises the bar every time . Brilliant Jim and James as always, appreciate all your effort👍🏼👍🏼

A still use a Chip pan we call it for our chips. Can't beat proper homemade chips.. Jim is a good cook knows what he's doing. Great video John 👍

Hi John, great preparation, from being caught, to the table Jim done a great job, with the help of young James, cooked to perfection 👍, another enjoyable watch mate.👀🍺🍺, Mark.

Beautiful day, people and food. Thanks guys

Great vlog! Well done Jim, its hell cheffing up with bystanders underfoot.... lol keep em coming John, that was a gem....

Such a joy to watch y'all together! I feel the love of family all the way from here!

It's always good to see Jim! They have a lovely garden!

Another great cooking video with Jim! I really enjoy seeing these catch to kitchen.

It's always so special when Jim is cooking!

That looks absolutely delicious! I might do that for my summer family meals.

I love these catch and cooks, so enjoyable to watch and I've loved all the recipes from Jim that I have attempted. James is so cute as always. Thank you. 😊

That was magic. Love the wY you presented the food. Cheers to the chef

Quality as always great family unit and involvement mate

watching this a second time because i went shopping to Costco today and got the last monkfish tail (wild caught in north atlantic)😮 thankyou for the inspiration, never had it and i only bought it because i watched the video the first time ❤ can't wait to wake up and cook it exactly like this ❤❤❤

Fantastic to see the whole family in shorts and tees, enjoying the warmer weather! Great catch n cook, love from South Africa! 🇿🇦🩵🏞

Looks delightful 👍👍🎣

Great to hear Jim visit my childhood home of Halifax it brings back memories. Great video and James is a lucky lad to have the surrounding of skills to learn from.

Brilliant yet again John. We should all remember that there’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot. I always fall into the latter category! 😜

I love watching the cooking with Jim videos! He is such an interesting person, and I would love to see more.

Glad Jim enjoyed our Yorkshire I'm from Sheffield

Great video, great to see people promote the British fishing industry 👌👍👍

Love watching you catch fish 🐟 you have help me learn new things as I am fairly new to fishing keep up the tutorial too. Thanks

Must be psychic. Yorkshire pudding and mince for tonight's tea as I watch the video.

Great episode ! Everyone was involved to enjoy monkfish scampi and chips. All the best

You got a great family mate ,food looked great im from yorkshire east coast bridlington

Lovely experience and video! Cheers!!

They look brilliant.

hi.. what wonderful Sunday get-together .. can't believe that 1 Monkfish could feed 4 adults n 1 child.. tQ for the sharing.

Another cracker of a cook up John. I love how much time Jim has for James in the kitchen it's lovely to watch. Jim is by far my favourite RU-vid chef. You need to catch him Another octopus 🐙

We don't see much cold water fish in Florida, so my mouth is watering. We get some cod but to find haddock is rare and monkfish maybe if a restaurant has a special. Scampi is mostly shrimp and spiny lobster. Good stuff to see you enjoying the fruits of your labors. One Love from Boca

John...I always knew Hannah was a Rock and Roller at heart!! Dig the Nirvana T-shirt!! LOL!! And James...he seems to grow another inch or two on every video. Glad to see him assisting Granddad Jim! And that Monkfish looks amazing! Dig, DmGrk

Another meal I have to envy from the desert....Thanks!!!

Glad to see you teaching the boy to cook. My Mother, Grandmothers, and Dad's best friend (trained chef) made damn sure I could cook for myself when I left home. I did the same for my son as well. One of the best life skills I ever learned. Not only can I cook myself a decent meal, I can cook a fabulous meal for a party. Especially important for someone like me that likes to hunt/fish/forage my own food. I bet he ends up with better knife skills than I did, though. I have mediocre knife skills, but mostly had to teach myself in the end. Jim will make sure he's well set in that department!

Great video again guys, Jim still wants a John Dory tho 😂

Drooling here. Scampi has always been my fav to eat.

Thank you Jim for another beautiful, artistic creation. And thank you James for being the best little sous chef. My Grandad was called James (Jim) and my first sons middle name is James.

James is so precious!

These videos are just brilliant

Nice family happening. Thanks for sharing

What a wonderful family! The fish and chips look amazing, Jim really needs to have me over for dinner 😊😊😊

Great Video guys, nice to see Jim, have a evening of catching up on video's,

Family fun there is nothing better love seeing everyone love the video 😊

Forgot to reply the other day 🙄🤦‍♂️,love how you three flow so well together. Great to see James getting stuck in too. And it looked amazing,as always 💪🐟🎣

Legendary, John. Love this. Jim is easy to watch, little mate James loving it, Hannah looking amazing, you being so great to listen to. Love your work, mate. Never get sick of your vids. I’d like to give skinning one of them a go. We don’t have them here, but similar fish. Scraping with the sharp edge of the blade, against a board, while moving the fish, not the blade, works. But no idea if it’ll work on that beast. Thanks again. Rob,Tasmania, Australia

I used to work the fryer at a fast food joint and I got to the point where if I left a stray fry or chip in the fryer I could pick it up with my fingers because I burned the tips into callouses.

I've had Cod cheek scampi..The ultimate scampi experience..My father was a international fish buyer, Mostly in the North east of Scotland.. Everyday he would bring something home with him.. Ling were his favourite aswell as Witches..Fish wasn't just on Fridays, It was often every other day..Never complained tho..

Great video John and family, and Jim. I haven't seen chips cooked twice before, the end result looks like roast potatoes. Fantastic meal outdoors with great weather. 👍

Your family and the Spago family are a perfect fit I really enjoy watching these videos.

I work in a water/immersion heater factory and have developed asbestos fingers, can be handy! 🤏 Great stuff as always. Hope y'all have a great weekend. 👍

Love. Your family and watching the happiness💥

Awesome! First time seeing a real one. Up till now I'd only ever seen the pixelated version of these guys when I played runescape as a kid. Excellent video as always!

Food looks delicious top marks for the chef...great video.

very good James 😂

I honestly thought those potato wedges were slices of apples. 😂 Brilliant video. All the best to you all.

I love monkfish. One of my favourite foods in the world. I'll be round in 5...

Fantastic job jim...dont think theres a better way to prep the monk👍 well done to u all.pls keep up the good work❤

❤love these videos n recipes ty so much