Chicken Fried Halibut Recipes

SECRET FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Cut halibut into portion size pieces (this will vary with every family); set aside.
• In gallon ziplock bag combine all dry ingredients; seal bag and shake to mix. Add halibut pieces to dry ingredients and shake thoroughly again.
• In small bowl combine mayonnaise and mustard; mix thoroughly (secret ingredient!).
• Add some oil to skillet over med heat until oil begins to ripple. You will need to add more oil in small amounts at a time throughout cooking.
• Add halibut a few pieces at a time to skillet until full. DO NOT OVERLAP FISH. Cook until just beginning to brown on bottom side and flip. Once turned, lightly baste browned side of fish with mayonnaise mixture. Turn fish once more and repeat basting. The key to this step is to re brown basted sides of fish before removing from pan. The pieces should turn a deep brown (not black but close). That is when you know they are done.
• Serve while still hot. (May be kept in warm oven until all fish is done).

BEER BATTER FOR HALIBUT OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat deep fryer or skillet with vegetable oil deep enough to cover meat to 375.
• Beat egg, and add remaining ingredients.
• Rinse and dry meat on paper towels in order for it to hold batter.
• Dip meat into batter and place in deep fryer or skillet.
• Cook for approx 4 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.

LIGHT AND CRISPY FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs, milk, and flour together in a shallow bowl. Stir panko bread crumbs and seasoned bread crumbs together in another bowl.
• Gently dip halibut squares into egg mixture, the press gently into bread crumbs mixture to generously coat completely. Place breaded halibut in a single layer on a plate while breading the rest.
• Cook halibut in preheated oil until golden brown and crisp on the outside, 4 to 6 minutes.

THAI-STYLE HALIBUT WITH COCONUT-CURRY BROTH

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Season the halibut with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Arrange the fish in the pan and gently shake the pan so the fish is coated with the sauce. Cover and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes.
• Steam or microwave the baby spinach for 2 minutes.
• Arrange a pile of steamed spinach in the bottom of 4 soup plates. Top with the fish fillets. Stir the cilantro, scallions, and lime juice into the sauce and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle the sauce over the fish and serve with rice.

PAN FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Whisk egg in a small bowl.
• Combine flour, herbes de Provence, seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper in a separate small bowl.
• Cut halibut into 4 equal pieces.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-low heat.
• Dip each piece of halibut in whisked egg.
• Dredge all sides of each piece in flour mixture to evenly coat; tap off excess flour.
• Place coated pieces immediately in the hot olive oil.
• Cook the halibut until lightly browned, about 5 minutes; turn and cook until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, another 2 minutes.

EASY PAN-FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Combine butter, honey, lemon juice, soy sauce, pepper, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Portion halibut by cutting it into 3 or 4 pieces with a sharp knife. Set aside a little of the marinade and brush each side of the halibut with the remaining butter-honey mixture.
• Heat a skillet over high heat until it is sizzling hot - test by adding a drop of water to the skillet. If it sizzles and immediately evaporates when it hits the skillet, it is hot enough. Sear halibut for 90 seconds on each side. Reduce heat to medium and cook each side until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with reserved butter-honey marinade.

PAN FRIED HALIBUT STEAK WITH LIGHT GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the halibut steaks and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper, then dust with flour.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the halibut steaks in the butter for 4 to 5 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and stir the wine into the pan, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom. Mix in the lemon juice, then stir in the cream. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Season with parsley, basil and capers, and stir for another minute. Serve halibut with sauce spooned over it. Garnish with additional parsley if desired.

PAN-FRIED HALIBUT WITH SPICED CHICKPEA AND HERB SALAD

Steps:

• Marinate the fish and chickpeas: In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients together with the lemon zest. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of marinade to a bowl with the halibut and mix well. Add 2 tablespoons of the marinade to a separate bowl with the chickpeas and stir to combine. Set both aside at room temperature for 20 minutes. Mix the remaining marinade together with the yogurt and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, blend the herbs together with the spring onions, spinach, chiles, lemon juice and a good pinch of salt.
• Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat, then add 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add the chickpeas (and bits of garlic) and fry for 6 minutes, stirring every now and then until crisp and golden-brown. Transfer to a plate and wipe the pan clean.
• Return the pan to a medium-high heat with the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the halibut fillets, spaced apart, and fry for 3 minutes on one side, then flip and fry for another 2 minutes on the other side until both sides are crisp and golden brown.
• Very carefully transfer the fillets to a large platter. Toss the chickpeas gently with the salad, then transfer the salad to the platter next to the halibut fillets. Drizzle half of the yogurt over the salad and serve with the lemon wedges and the remaining yogurt sauce alongside.

JAPANESE-STYLE CRISPY HALIBUT WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• For the Halibut: Season the halibut pieces with salt and white pepper. Put the potato flour or cornstarch, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs in three separate bowls. Dip the halibut pieces into the potato flour or cornstarch, then the egg, and coat in the breadcrumbs. Place a wok over high heat and add all but 1 tbsp of the peanut oil. Heat the oil to 350degreesF, or until a piece of bread dropped in turns golden brown in 15 seconds and floats to the surface. Fry the breaded halibut pieces in the oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• For the Sauce: Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat a small wok or saucepan over medium heat and add the remaining 1 tbsp of peanut oil. Add the ginger and fry for a few seconds, then add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute or until the sauce has thickened, then remove from the heat. When the fish is cooked, season with dried chili flakes (if using), garnish with lemon wedges, if you like, and serve with the lemon dipping sauce.

SHORELINE FRIED HALIBUT WITH TOFU FRIES, SOY SAUCE AIOLI, MUSHY EDAMAME AND SOY VANILLA MILKSHAKE

Steps:

• For the spiced soy milk marinade: Pour the soy milk in a wide baking dish. Whisk in the garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, and black pepper. Add the halibut pieces to marinate, for at least 30 minutes, maximum 24 hours.
• For the shoreline fried halibut: Heat the vegetable oil in a cast iron pan over medium-high heat, or heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F in a large heavy-bottomed pot to 1/3 full.
• Line a baking tray with paper towel.
• Put the flour in a paper bag.
• Remove the halibut from the soy marinade and put, a few pieces at a time in a paper bag, shake well and cook either in a cast iron pan to shallow fry or heavy-bottomed pot to deep fry.
• For cooking in a cast iron pan, turn the halibut over on all sides until golden brown, approximately or if deep frying, cook until golden brown and crisp approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the shoreline fry halibut from heat, season with salt and pepper and repeat with the remaining halibut.
• For the soy sauce aioli: Put the mayonnaise, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl and mix well to combine. Cover and put in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• For the mushy edamame: Cook the edamame in heavily salted boiling water, approximately 20 minutes, until the edamame is soft and tender. Reserve 1 cup cooking water and drain the edamame.
• Put the edamame, 1/2 cup cooking water and 1/4 cup olive oil in a blender. Puree the edamame until smooth, add more water, if necessary. Remove the mixture from the blender and season with salt, and set aside to cool.
• For the vanilla soy milkshake: Put the ice cream and soy milk in a blender and puree until smooth. Divide the shake between glasses.
• To make the fries: Using a deep-fry thermometer to register the temperature, heat enough oil to 350 degrees F in a large heavy-bottomed pot to 1/3 full. Line a baking tray with paper towels. Put the cornstarch in a bowl.
• In batches, coat the tofu with cornstarch and gently put in the hot oil, separating the tofu fries as they are cooking to prevent sticking. Remove the tofu fries from the oil once golden brown, season with salt and repeat with the remaining tofu fries.

TOM'S CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steaks into desired portion size.
• Pound until about 1/4 in thick.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl.
• In a second dish, stir together baking powder, baking soda, pepper and salt.
• Mix in buttermilk, egg, pepper sauce and garlic. The mixture will be thin.
• Dredge each steak, first in flour then in batter.
• Dunk steaks back into flour and dredge well, patting in the flour until the surface of the meat is dry.
• Add enough peanut oil in a deep cast iron skillet, or dutch oven to fry steaks in at least 2 inches of oil.
• Bring temp of oil to 325 degrees.
• Fry the steaks, pushing them down under the oil or turning them over as they bob to the surface, (7 or 8 min.) or until the are golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels while preparing gravy.
• Gravy:.
• Pour off all but about 1/4 Cup of drippings from the meat.
• Place skillet over medium heat.
• Sprinkle in flour, stirring and mashing to avoid lumps.
• Add chicken stock and cream.
• Simmer till liquid is thickened and the flour taste is gone.

HONEY FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• In shallow bowl, beat egg and honey.
• In another bowl, mix cracker crumbs, flour, salt, and pepper.
• Dip fish in egg, then crumbs.
• In lg skillet heat 1/4 inch oil.
• Fry fish on med-hi heat for 3-4 minutes a side.

OVEN FRIED BUTTERMILK HALIBUT

Steps:

• Set a large resealable plastic bag in a bowl. Pour in the buttermilk and salt. Add the halibut fillets and close the bag. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Place half of the crackers and half of the Greek seasoning into a blender. Cover and pulse until they become fine crumbs. Pour into a shallow bowl, and repeat with remaining crackers and Greek seasoning. Whisk eggs with water in a separate bowl.
• Remove halibut from the bag and discard the marinade. Dip fish into the egg and then in the crumbs until evenly coated. Place coated fillets into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Do not let them touch, as they will weld themselves together. Drizzle the butter on top of the fish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 45 minutes.

NASHVILLE HOT HALIBUT SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine 1 cup (240 ml) of the canola oil and the Scotch bonnet, bird's eye, and jalapeño chiles and cook until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 350°F (175°C). Turn off the heat and let steep for 30 minutes. Working in 2 batches, pour into a blender and blend until smooth. Pass through a fine chinois or strainer into a medium pot. Heat again, then add the butter, cayenne, and paprika and stir with a whisk. Set aside and keep warm.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the remaining 4 cups (800 ml) canola oil over medium-low heat to 320°F (160°C).
• Mix the flour and salt in a medium bowl, whisk the eggs in another medium bowl, and put the panko in a third medium bowl. Dust a piece of fish in the flour, then dip in the eggs, then coat in the panko. Place on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining halibut.
• Once the oil has come up to temperature, use a spider to carefully lower 2 pieces of the breaded halibut into the oil. Cook until golden and the internal temperature is 275°F (135°C), 4 to 6 minutes. Scoop out the fish and rest on a baking sheet with a rack set on it. Repeat with the remaining halibut and spoon the hot chile oil over it until the fish is covered and glossy.
• Build your sandwiches: Lay out the bottom bread, mayo, then pickles, the halibut, followed by the cheese and onion slices. Slather mayo on the top bread and squish the sando down.

GARLIC-AND-HERB OVEN FRIED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish.
• Place eggs in a shallow dish.
• Place flour in a shallow dish.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
• Dredge fish in flour.
• Dip in egg mixture.
• Dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 2 fish fillets; cooks 2-3 minutes per side or until browned.
• Place fish on foil lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat process with remaining olive oil and remaining fish.
• Bake at 450°F for 6 minutes or until fish easily flakes when tested with a fork or until desired doneness.
• While fish is baking, deglaze the frying pan with flavored vinegar over medium-high heat. Add a little water to thin the mixture and drizzle over the fish before serving.