BLACK PEPPER HALIBUT STEAKS WITH ROASTED TOMATOES

BLACK PEPPER HALIBUT STEAKS WITH ROASTED TOMATOES image

Categories Fish

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 halibut steaks, each about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick
2 to 3 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp. black peppercorns, crushed
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1/4 cup (1/4 oz./7 g) lightly packed fresh basil leaves

Steps:

Preheat an oven to 400Â°F (200Â°C). Rinse the halibut steaks under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Brush the fish with enough of the melted butter to coat. Sprinkle with the pepper and press gently so the pepper adheres to the fish. Arrange the tomato slices in a single layer in a buttered baking dish just large enough to hold the fish in a single layer, and arrange the basil leaves, then the fish, on top of the tomatoes. Roast until the halibut flakes easily when gently prodded with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes.