Best Grilled Chili Lime Halibut Recipes

GRILLED CHILI-LIME HALIBUT

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients in a non-reactive bowl.
• Pour marinade over halibut fillets.
• Cover and marinate halibut fillets for at least 1 hour.
• In the meantime, prepare the grill.
• Grill until the halibut flakes when tested with a fork.

CILANTRO-LIME HALIBUT

Steps:

• Season halibut with salt and pepper one hour before cooking. Place in refrigerator.
• Lightly oil a non-stick pan with canola or vegetable oil. Over high heat, sear each side of the halibut filets for five seconds each.
• Searing the filets will cook a fine layer on the outside of the fish so that it will not stick to the barbecue. Because of the moistness and flakiness of halibut, this will prevent the halibut from sticking and falling through the grates of your barbecue grill. This is a great tip when barbecuing all types of fish, but works especially well with halibut.
• Remove halibut from pan and turn heat down to medium. Add olive oil and garlic to pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add wine or chicken stock, cilantro, lime juice , lime zest and olive oil to the sauté pan and heat until hot but not boiling.
• Remove sauce from heat and baste fish on both sides. Cook on barbecue grill for 3 minutes per side, basting constantly while cooking. Serve immediately.

HALIBUT STEAKS WITH CHILI AND LIME

Steps:

• If you have two large halibut steaks cut each in half, making four portions.
• Combine the lime juice, olive oil, chili powder and garlic in a shallow dish large enough to hold the halibut steaks in a single layer. Add a pinch of salt if desired.
• Place the halibut steaks in the dish, turn them once, cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Turn them again and marinate another 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill or broiler to very hot. Grill or broil the halibut steaks until lightly browned on one side, about six minutes, then turn and cook them on the other side. Baste them with the marinade a couple of times during cooking.
• When the fish is done, place the remaining marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Spoon the heated marinade over the fish and serve at once.

STEAMED HALIBUT WITH CHILI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the Dressing.
• Combine the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• For the Fish.
• Steam the filets for 9 to 11 minutes.
• Fan out tomato and cucumber slices on serving platter or on four individual plates.
• Place steamed fish on top of tomato and cucumber.
• Drizzle dressing over fish.
• Rough chop herbs and scatter over the dressed fish.
• Garnish, if you like, with fried shallots and pickled red chilis.
• Note: To fry shallots, thinly slice them and stir fry in hot oil in a wok till they are golden brown--drain on a paper-towel covered rack and serve as a crispy garnish.

GRILLED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Stir butter, lemon juice, onion powder, parsley, dill, sugar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; spread evenly over the halibut steaks.
• Cook on preheated grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 6 minutes per side.

HALIBUT AND RED PEPPER SKEWERS WITH CHILI-LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk fresh lime juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons sugar, chopped fresh cilantro, and minced serrano chilies in small bowl until sugar fully dissolves. Let sauce stand 1 hour at room temperature to allow flavors to blend together. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Chili-lime sauce can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring sauce to room temperature before using.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Alternate halibut pieces, bell pepper pieces and onion pieces on six 10- to 12-inch metal skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle kebabs with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Grill until fish is opaque in center and singed in places, turning kebabs occasionally, about 6 minutes. Transfer kebabs to platter. Serve kebabs, passing chili-lime sauce separately.