HALIBUT WITH LEMON, SPINACH, AND TOMATOES
Steps:
- Fresh basil leaves, as garnish
- In a large saute pan over medium-high heat add the olive oil and heat. When oil is hot, place the halibut steaks in pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes each side, or until a fork can be easily inserted into the fish. Season, to taste, with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
- In another large saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil and butter. Add the spinach gradually along with the crushed garlic and salt. Saute until the spinach
- is wilted. Season, to taste, with lemon juice and pepper.
- In a small saucepan combine the tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, and kalamata
- olives. Heat quickly on high heat so that the tomatoes do not turn into a
- sauce.
- Put spinach in center of each plate then place the piece of halibut in the center
- of the spinach. Spoon the sauce over the halibut and garnish with fresh
- basil.
BAKED HALIBUT WITH TOMATO CAPER SAUCE
This is a pungent tomato sauce that I learned to make in Provence. It goes well with any type of robust fish.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, weekday, sauces and gravies, main course
Time 1h
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until tender, three to five minutes, and add the garlic and the capers. Cook, stirring, for three to five minutes, until the onion has softened thoroughly and the mixture is fragrant. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Stir in the thyme, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce is thick and fragrant. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot or cold.
- Make the sauce as directed and keep warm.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough for the fish to lie flat. Season the fish with salt and pepper, and arrange in the baking dish. Drizzle the olive oil over the fillets, and place a round of lemon on each one. Cover the dish tightly with foil, and place in the oven. Bake 15 minutes. Check the fish; if you can cut into it with a fork, it is done. If it doesn't yield, (halibut fillets tend to be thick can take time to cook), cover and return to the oven for five minutes. Remove from the oven, and check again. Remove the lemon slices from the fish.
- Place a spoonful of sauce on each plate, and place a piece of fish partially on top. Spoon some of the liquid from the baking dish over the fish. If you wish, top the fish with another spoonful of sauce, garnish with basil leaves and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 254, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 984 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams
CITRUS BAKED HALIBUT
Make and share this Citrus Baked Halibut recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dave5003
Categories Halibut
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- OVEN COOKING:.
- Rinse halibut in cold water and dry using paper toweling.
- Arrange halibut in a 9" x 13" oven-proof baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a frying pan, add butter, onion and garlic. Saute until translucent.
- Remove from heat; stir in parsley, orange rind, salt and pepper.
- Spread mixture over halibut steaks.
- In a small bowl, mix together orange juice and lemon juice.
- Sprinkle juice over steaks, but be careful not to wash away the onion/garlic mixture.
- Bake fish in preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 to 22 minutes, turning over at about 10 minutes of cooking time.
- Continue cooking until time expires or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- DO NOT OVERCOOK FISH.
- Spoon hot juices over fish.
- Serve at once.
- MICROWAVE COOKING:.
- Prepare and arrange fish and onion/garlic as above.
- Reduce orange juice by 2 tablespoons.
- Cover fish with a clear plastic wrap vented.
- Cook on HIGH (full power) for 4 minutes.
- Turn fish over and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH (full power) or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Spoon juices over fish and serve at once.
- If desired, serve with Tartar Sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 755, Fat 22.2, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 176.1, Sodium 918, Carbohydrate 36.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 29.4, Protein 97.7
BAKED CITRUS HALIBUT WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and lightly oil an ovenproof pan large enough to accommodate all of the fillets in a single layer.
- Stir the lemon juice and salt together, then coat the halibut in the mixture and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Pat the fillets dry with paper towels and place them in the prepared pan. Brush each fillet with 1/4 teaspoon of the olive oil and top with 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the fish is opaque and flakes easily. To be certain the fish is done, push a two-pronged kitchen fork straight down into the flesh. If you feel no resistance, the fish is cooked; if not, return the fish to the oven for another minute or two.
- Top each fillet with 1 tablespoon of the relish before serving.
- variation
- For a totally different taste sensation, marinate the halibut in Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette (page 181) for 30 minutes. Pat the fillets dry with paper towels. Sprinkle each fillet with a pinch of salt and a pinch of cayenne, and bake as above. Top with a dollop of Mango and Avocado Salsa (page 185) before serving.
- storage
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 days.
- nutrition information
- (per serving)
- Calories: 380
- Total Fat: 28g (4.7g saturated, 17.4g monounsaturated)
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Protein: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sodium: 450mg
- CULINARY RX
- Nutritionists tout fish as a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which studies suggest may be beneficial for people fighting breast and prostate cancer. But recent research suggests that not all fish are created equal, and what people really should be looking at is the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6, as omega-6s may promote cancer growth. This ratio could be at the heart of the benefits of the so-called Mediterranean diet, which some researchers believe is linked to lower cancer rates in Mediterranean countries. The magic ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s appears to be no less than 1 to 1 (and preferably a lot more omega 3s). For example, halibut's ratio is 2.5 to 1 (good), wild king salmon comes in at 5.6 to 1 (better), and fish roe weighs in at 11.1 to 1 (a slam dunk). By contrast, farm-raised catfish has fifty times more omega-6s than omega-3s. A good rule of thumb is to look for wild fish, as opposed to farm-raised, since the feed given to some cultivated fish can be high in omega-6s.
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