Monday, May 26, 2008

How About Some Halibut?

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This halibut recipe is a dream for lazy people and fish fans alike. Cooking the halibut in parchment paper makes for a super moist texture with hardly any clean up. It goes nicely with a rice pilaf or steamed veggies and it's pretty healthy too!

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Parchment Poached Halibut with Crispy Caper Sauce

  • 1 halibut fillet
  • 1/4 cup chopped dill
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 lemon (1 half cut in thin round slices, other half juiced)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Drizzle a tbsp of olive oil on a large sheet of parchment
  3. Center halibut fillet on parchment and coat in the oil
  4. Season halibut with salt and pepper and top with lemon slices and a sprinkling of the chopped herbs
  5. Fold parchment over the fillet and make a packet. I like to  secure the packet by threading wooden skewers through the folds, but you can just use aluminium foil if you're not feeling as adventurous
  6. Place closed packet on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until packet has puffed and fish is cooked through (cooking time will depend on thickness of filet)
  7. While fish cooks, heat remaining olive oil in a small sauce pan. Add in capers, lemon juice, butter and herbs until the crispy caper sauce is mixed well
  8. Open the packets (be careful of the steam!) and serve fish with lemon slices and crispy caper sauce.

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