HAZELNUT CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Hazelnut Crusted Halibut with Garlic Mashed Potatoes image

This is a lovely meal of pan roasted halibut with rich and creamy garlic mashed potatoes. A true romantic meal for 2!

Provided by JasLak

Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Halibut

Time 45m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound red potatoes, cut into chunks
5 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup hazelnuts
¼ cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 halibut fillets
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
5 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons vegetable broth

Steps:

Place the potatoes into a large pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. While the potatoes are boiling, mash the garlic with 1/2 teaspoon of salt into a smooth paste. Drain potatoes, then mash together with the garlic paste, butter, and pepper. Keep warm.
Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
While the potatoes are cooking, Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Pulse the hazelnuts and bread crumbs in a food processor until finely ground, but not ground into a paste. Pour onto a shallow dish. Season the halibut fillets on both sides with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Gently press one side of the halibut fillets into the nut mixture, and set aside.
Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Place the halibut fillets nut-side-up into the skillet; cook until the halibut begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the fillets over, and place into the preheated oven. Bake, nut-side-down until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes.
Melt the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until it turns nut brown. Stir in the vegetable broth, and bring to a simmer.
To serve, mound the potatoes onto the center of each dinner plate. Place a halibut fillet on top of the mashed potatoes nut-side-up, then drizzle with the browned butter sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1038.4 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 191.2 mg, Fat 73.9 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 45 g, SaturatedFat 35.4 g, Sodium 1652.6 mg, Sugar 4.3 g