Best Potato Wrapped Halibut Recipes

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POTATO-WRAPPED HALIBUT



Potato-Wrapped Halibut image

Served in a beurre rouge, or red-wine butter sauce, this elegant potato-wrapped halibut is worthy of any dinner party. Also Try:Balsamic-Glazed Cipollini Onions, Sauteed Spinach

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 Yukon gold potatoes, washed
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 (6-ounce) skinless halibut fillets
12 fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
Beurre Rouge

Steps:

  • Halve potatoes lengthwise. Using a very sharp knife or mandolin, slice potatoes lengthwise into paper-thin rounds.
  • Lay a piece of parchment paper on work surface; arrange potato slices, slightly overlapping, to form a 5-by-7-inch rectangle on parchment; season with salt and pepper.
  • Place one fish fillet on potato rectangle. Using the parchment paper, wrap one side of the potatoes around the fish, pressing to adhere. Top with three parsley leaves. Wrap remaining side of potato rectangle around fish and over parsley, pressing to adhere. Carefully remove parchment paper and discard. Repeat process with remaining potatoes, fish fillet, and parsley.
  • Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat potatoes dry with a clean towel and add fish, parsley side down; cook, turning, until potatoes are golden and crisp on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from heat and serve immediately with beurre rouge sauce.

POTATO WRAPPED HALIBUT RECIPE



Potato Wrapped Halibut Recipe image

Provided by LDenvir

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 Yukon gold potatoes, washed
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 (6-ounce) skinless halibut filets
12 fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
Beurre Rouge
1 cup dry red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon
1/2 cup red-wine vinegar
3 tablespoons minced shallots
Pinch sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Coarse salt
Cipollini Onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
16 cipollini onions, trimmed and peeled
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup store-bought low-sodium chicken broth or stock
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Steps:

  • Halve potatoes lengthwise. Using a very sharp knife or mandolin, slice potatoes lengthwise into paper-thin rounds. Lay a piece of parchment paper on work surface; arrange potato slices, slightly overlapping, to form a 5-by-7-inch rectangle on parchment; season with salt and pepper. Place one fish filet on potato rectangle. Using the parchment paper, wrap one side of the potatoes around the fish, pressing to adhere. Top with three parsley leaves. Wrap remaining side of potato rectangle around fish and over parsley, pressing to adhere. Carefully remove parchment paper and discard. Repeat process with remaining potatoes, fish filet, and parsley. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat potatoes dry with a clean towel and add fish, parsley side down; cook, turning, until potatoes are golden and crisp on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from heat and serve immediately with beurre rouge sauce. Place wine, vinegar, shallots, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer; cook until liquid is reduced to 2 to 3 tablespoons, 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and slowly whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, until fully incorporated. Season with salt and serve warm. Onions - Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat olive oil in a medium ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add onions, stem side down, and cook, until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and continue browning on opposite side, about 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add vinegar and sugar; cook, until slightly syrupy, about 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, thyme, and garlic; bring to a boil. Transfer skillet to oven and roast until onions are easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, 15 to 20 minutes.

POTATO-WRAPPED HALIBUT WITH SAUTéED SPINACH



Potato-Wrapped Halibut with Sautéed Spinach image

Provided by Greg Atkinson

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 4-ounce halibut fillets (each about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick)
4 3-inch-long unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
8 tablespoons olive oil, divided
6 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
10 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves (about 16 cups loosely packed)

Steps:

  • Pat fish dry; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place large sheet of parchment on work surface. Halve each potato lengthwise.Using V-slicer or mandoline, slice each potato half very thinly. Set 5 to 6 slices on parchment in row, overlapping long sides. Make another row that overlaps short ends of first row, forming 6x5-inch rectangle. Sprinkle rectangle with salt and pepper. Set 1 fillet across overlapped short ends of slices. Fold sides of rectangle over fish, forming packet. Press to adhere. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining potato slices and fish fillets.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium-high heat. Set 3 wrapped fish fillets, seam side down, in each skillet. Cook until golden on bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn; cook until fish is opaque in center, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer to plates; cover to keep warm.
  • Add 2 tablespoons oil to 1 skillet. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add 1/3 of spinach; toss with tongs until spinach begins to wilt. Add remaining spinach in 2 additions; stir just until beginning to wilt. Season with salt and pepper. Divide spinach among plates with fish and serve.

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