Best Michael Schlows Potato Crusted Halibut Recipes

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POTATO-CRUSTED HALIBUT STEAKS



Potato-Crusted Halibut Steaks image

Categories     Food Processor     Potato     Bake     Mayonnaise     Halibut     Winter     Parsley     Capers     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

For sauce
1 cup dry white wine
1 large shallot, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup chopped flat-leafed parsley leaves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon chopped drained capers
4 flat anchovies, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped fine
six 1-inch-thick boneless halibut steaks (each about 7 ounces)
3/4 pound russet (baking) potatoes (about 1 1/2)
2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional if necessary
Garnish: flat-leafed-parsley leaves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. and lightly oil a shallow baking pan.
  • Make sauce:
  • In a heavy saucepan boil wine with shallot until reduced to about 1/2 cup. Remove pan from heat and whisk in lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley. Add oil in a stream, whisking until combined well, and season with salt and pepper. Keep sauce warm.
  • In a small bowl stir together mayonnaise, capers, anchovies, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Pat halibut steaks dry and season with salt and pepper. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on top of steaks.
  • Peel potatoes and quarter lengthwise. Grate potatoes coarse, preferably using a food processor. Pat a heaping 1/4 cup potato evenly on mayonnaise mixture on each steak.
  • In a 12-inch non-stick skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Carefully arrange 2 steaks, potato sides down, in oil and cook, pressing down occasionally with a slotted spatula, about 5 minutes, or until potato is golden brown and cooked through. Carefully invert steaks as browned into oiled pan (potato sides should be up) and season with salt and pepper. Repeat procedure with remaining steaks, adding more oil to skillet if necessary.
  • Bake steaks in pan in middle of oven 10 to 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
  • Serve steaks with sauce and garnish with parsley.

POTATO-CRUSTED HALIBUT



Potato-Crusted Halibut image

Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h46m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, smashed
1 thyme bundle
2 bay leaves
1 lemon, zest removed from the lemon with a vegetable peeler in wide strips
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
3 Yukon gold potatoes, scrubbed
4 (6-ounce) Pacific halibut fillets
Kosher salt

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the olive oil, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, lemon zest, crushed red pepper flakes and fennel seeds. Bring to a boil then turn the heat off and let it sit for at least 1 hour. (*Big tip: This can be done ahead and used for LOTS of different things.)
  • Using a mandoline, slice 1 potato extremely thin, (paper thin), in elongated rounds. Lay a piece of parchment paper on a clean, dry work surface. Arrange 3 potato slices in an overlapping vertical line pressing them together as you put them on the parchment. Repeat this process until you have a 4 by 6-inch overlapping potato rectangle that replicates fish scales. Brush the potato "scales" with the infused oil and sprinkle with salt. Season the halibut with salt. Lay the halibut fillet closer to 1 end of the potato rectangle than the other and then roll the fish up in the potato slices, using the parchment to help facilitate the rolling. Press to compact and really adhere the potatoes to the fish. Brush the outside of the potatoes with the infused oil to seal the potatoes and to prevent the potatoes from turning brown, this will also help make a nice tight "fish package". Reserve the fish in the refrigerator while preparing the remaining fillets. Refrigerate the fillets for at least 1 hour before cooking.
  • To cook the fish:
  • Add the infused olive oil to a large nonstick saute pan until the bottom is generously covered and bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Season the fish with salt and add to the pan. Cook the fish on both sides for 3 to 4 minutes frequently spooning the excess oil over the fish to "baste" it. The potatoes should be crispy golden brown and very well flavored and the fish will be succulent inside its crispy "scales". Transfer to serving plates and serve.
  • This will make a fish lover out of anyone!

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