Apricot Glazed Halibut With Cranberry Chutney And Roasted Red Potato Sofrito Recipes

HALIBUT WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, honey, oil, and garlic in a bowl. Arrange halibuts in an 8-inch square baking dish. Pour marinade over the fish, coating it completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Preheat the broiler. Line the bottom and sides of a baking sheet with foil. Spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Remove fish from marinade, reserving marinade, and arrange the fillets atop the baking sheet. Pour the marinade into a heavy small saucepan. Broil the fillets until they are just cooked through and caramelized on top, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile bring the marinade to a boil and simmer until it thickens slightly and becomes syrupy, whisking often, about 15 minutes. Spoon off any excess oil from the sauce, if desired.
• Transfer the fillets to plates. Spoon the sauce over and around the fillets, and serve.

APRICOT/CRANBERRY CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the apricots, cranberries, raisins, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
• In a medium saucepan, boil water and sugar, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add the dried fruit mixture and vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Serve immediately, or refrigerate in a covered container.

APRICOT-GLAZED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil. Grease a broiler pan. Place the fish in a single layer on the broiler pan. Broil 4 inches from the heat for 4 minutes then carefully turn the fish over. Broil for 4 minutes longer or until the fish flakes easily. While the fish is cooking, combine the apricot preserves, vinegar, and parsley or tarragon. When the fish has cooked, spoon the apricot mixture over the top. Serve immediately. To grill the fish, cover and grill 5-6 inches over medium heat for 10 to 20 minutes, turning once, or until the fish flakes easily. Top with the apricot mixture before serving.

APRICOT CRANBERRY CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place tomato sauce, cranberries, apricots and honey in medium saucepan; mix well.
• Cook over medium heat until gently bubbling around edges; reduce heat if necessary to maintain this rate of cooking. Continue for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until most of liquid is absorbed.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with roasted turkey, chicken or pork.

SOFRITO MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water, salt and potatoes and bring to boil. Cook until fork tender.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium sauce pot over medium heat. When oil is hot add onions and peppers and saute for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until it begins to brown. Lower the heat and add tomato paste and stir for 3 to 5 minutes. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half.
• Add tomato sauce and bring to simmer for 5 minutes. Then stir in butter and cream and set aside, covered to keep warm.
• When potatoes are fork tender, drain water and mash slowly adding the sofrito mixture. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with cilantro.

APRICOT GLAZED HALIBUT WITH CRANBERRY CHUTNEY AND ROASTED RED POTATO SOFRITO

Steps:

• Directions: -first start by making the chutney, in a sauce pot add the cranberries, wine, and sugar. Bring to a simmer and add the shallots, cranberry juice and again bring to a simmer and add the cornstarch, season to taste and bring to a boil, let reduce by ¼ and cool. For the halibut add the apricots and orange juice into a sauce pot, bring to a boil and add to food processor, pulse 6 times. Remove and hold. Season the halibut and sear to a golden brown on one side turn over and glaze with the apricot mixture. Place into 275 degree oven for 3 to 5 min. for the sofrito render the bacon and deglace the pan with the red wine, add the potatoes and sear to a golden brown, add onions, carrots, celery and saute for 3 to 5 min. and add the chicken stock and fresh herbs and saute for an additional 3 min. season to taste. Remove the halibut and glaze one last time. Place the sofrito in the center of the plate and place halibut on top, finish with a quenelle of the cranberry chutney.

MA LIPO'S APRICOT-GLAZED TURKEY WITH ROASTED ONION AND SHALLOT GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine apricot nectar, preserves, ginger, and honey in a small saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened and reduced to 1-1/4 cups, about 15 minutes.
• Blend 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, salt, and pepper in small bowl. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add onions and shallots; saute until very soft and light brown, about 20 minutes.
• Position rack in lowest third of oven. Preheat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Season turkey cavity with salt and pepper. Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in a large roasting pan. Slide hand under skin of turkey breast to loosen skin. Spread half of herb butter over breast under skin. Rub remaining herb butter over outside of turkey.
• If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity; it will expand as it cooks. Tie legs together loosely to hold shape of turkey.
• Roast turkey for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and continue roasting 1 hour 30 minutes, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Tent turkey with aluminum foil; roast 45 minutes longer.
• Add onion mixture, 1 cup broth, thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage to the roasting pan. Roast 15 more minutes before brushing 1/2 cup apricot glaze over turkey. Continue to roast turkey uncovered, brushing occasionally with glaze. Add more broth to the pan if necessary. Bake 40 minutes longer for unstuffed turkey, and 1 hour 10 minutes longer for stuffed turkey, or until meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F (75 degrees C). Place turkey on a platter, and tent with foil. Let stand 30 minutes. Reserve mixture in pan for gravy.
• Pour contents of roasting pan into a strainer set over a large bowl. Skim fat from pan juices using a large spoon. Transfer the onion mixture to a blender. Add 1 cup pan juices, and puree until smooth, adding more pan juices and chicken broth if necessary to thin sauce to desired consistency. Transfer sauce to a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook until color deepens, skimming off any foam, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

CRANBERRY APRICOT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan
• Simmer over medium heat until syrupy.
• This should take about 10 minutes.

APRICOT GLAZED HAM WITH CRANBERRY CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Combine the apricots, orange zest, sugar, water, and honey in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer for 5 minutes until it's a nice thick glaze. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla paste, cardamon, allspice, coriander and sage.
• Glaze ham with half of the apricot mixture and bake at 350. Baste frequently, until the ham is heated through.about 45 minutes.
• While the ham is baking, in the saucepan with the remaining apricot mixture, add the cranberries and red wine. Simmer until the mixture is thick.
• Serve the ham with the cranberry chutney.