Halibut With Citrus Butter Sauce Recipes

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH BROWN BUTTER-CITRUS-AU POIVRE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat a charcoal or gas grill to high.
• Brush the halibut fillets on both sides with the canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill, covered, until golden brown on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook, covered, until the fish is firm and just cooked through, another 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
• While the fish cooks, combine 2 tablespoons of the butter and the shallot in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the shallot softens, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining butter and cook, swirling the pan, until the butter is nut brown. Add the orange and lemon juice and zest, as well as the thyme, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and salt to taste. Drizzle the brown butter over the fish. Sprinkle orange and lemon zest and thyme sprigs over the top. Serve immediately.

CITRUS BAKED HALIBUT

Steps:

• OVEN COOKING:.
• Rinse halibut in cold water and dry using paper toweling.
• Arrange halibut in a 9" x 13" oven-proof baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a frying pan, add butter, onion and garlic. Saute until translucent.
• Remove from heat; stir in parsley, orange rind, salt and pepper.
• Spread mixture over halibut steaks.
• In a small bowl, mix together orange juice and lemon juice.
• Sprinkle juice over steaks, but be careful not to wash away the onion/garlic mixture.
• Bake fish in preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 to 22 minutes, turning over at about 10 minutes of cooking time.
• Continue cooking until time expires or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK FISH.
• Spoon hot juices over fish.
• Serve at once.
• MICROWAVE COOKING:.
• Prepare and arrange fish and onion/garlic as above.
• Reduce orange juice by 2 tablespoons.
• Cover fish with a clear plastic wrap vented.
• Cook on HIGH (full power) for 4 minutes.
• Turn fish over and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes on HIGH (full power) or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Spoon juices over fish and serve at once.
• If desired, serve with Tartar Sauce.

HALIBUT WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the lemon zest, sugar, salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and dill. Place fillets in a shallow, nonreactive container. Cover with lemon-dill marinade, and refrigerate 3 hours.
• Remove fish from container; set marinade aside. Heat a large saute pan coated with olive oil. Saute fillets until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat; transfer fillets to a platter. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Turn heat to high; add reserved marinade. When it bubbles and browns, add remaining lemon juice. Cook 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. Add butter, swirling pan to melt. Remove pan from heat; strain into small pan. If using preserved lemon, cut rind into 1/4-inch-thick strips and warm with sauce in pan. Pour sauce over fillets, and serve.

HALIBUT WITH CITRUS-OLIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 1-1/2 cups orange juice, wine, lime juice and shallot to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low; gradually whisk in butter until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in red pepper and olives. Keep warm., In a large skillet, bring the garlic, oregano and remaining orange juice to a boil. Reduce heat; add fillets and steam, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with sauce.

PAN SEARED HALIBUT RECIPE WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Use paper towels to pat the halibut fillets completely dry - this will ensure even browning. Season the fish on both sides with garlic powder, paprika, sea salt, and black pepper. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the fish fillets in a single layer (you can do it in batches if all the fish won't fit in a single layer). Sear, without moving, for 3-4 minutes, until the edges of the fish are opaque. Flip and cook for 2-4 minutes, until cooked through.
• Remove the fish from the pan and cover tightly with foil to keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the butter to the same pan. Wait for it to melt, then heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the butter is browned and smells nutty.
• Squeeze all the juice from both halves of the lemon into the pan. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and simmer for about 3-4 minutes stirring often, until volume is reduced by half. The lemon butter sauce will still be thin.
• Drizzle a little lemon butter sauce over each serving plate. Place the pan seared halibut fillets over the sauce, then drizzle more sauce on top.