Valentine Sablefish Recipes

BLACK COD WITH ROASTED SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Using sharp knife, make three 1/4-inch-deep, 2 1/2-inch-long diagonal cuts in skin of each fish fillet. Arrange fillets in single layer, skin side up, in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour Sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil over; sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine butter and garlic in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter melts and garlic begins to brown, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard garlic clove. Add panko to butter (mixture will bubble); cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Stir in pimentón. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm while preparing fish.
• Remove fish from marinade and drain. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish fillets, skin side down, and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Turn fillets over; place skillet in oven and roast until fish is just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• Spoon Roasted Sweet-and-Sour Onions into center of 6 plates. Top each serving with 1 fish fillet. Spoon sauce over and serve.
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CITRUS BAKED SABLEFISH

Steps:

• Microwave Directions: Sprinkle sablefish with salt and pepper.
• Combine lemon juice and oil in microwave proof baking dish; turn fish to coat both sides with lemon juice mixture.
• Arrange onion slices over fish.
• Cover with plastic wrap; microwave at medium 4 minutes.
• Remove cover and arrange orange slices over onion; sprinkle with parsley and cover.
• Rotate dish 1/4 turn; microwave at medium 3 to 4 minutes longer or until sablefish flakes easily when tested with a fork at thickest part.
• Oven Directions: Sprinkle sablefish with salt and pepper.
• Combine lemon juice and oil; brush on all sides of sablefish.
• Place fish in baking dish and arrange onion slices over fish; brush with remaining lemon-oil mixture.
• Bake at 400ºF, 5 minutes.
• Arrange orange slices over onion; sprinkle with parsley.
• Bake 5 to 8 minutes longer or until sablefish flakes easily when tested with a fork at thickest part.
• Recipe can be halved or doubled.

VALENTINE SABLEFISH

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Gently rinse fillets in water. Pat dry.
• Pour oil into heat-proof pyrex or ceramic baking dish.
• Place fillets in the baking dish.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes, until the fish is opaque. Oil should be slightly sizzling around the bottom edges of the fillets.
• Place each fillet on the serving plate.
• Drizzle one teaspoon of Fig Balsamic Vinegar on each fillet before serving.