Baked Halibut with Wine & Herbs

[DJ Becka]

I was grocery shopping earlier and got the urge to pick up some fresh fish....halibut. I can't really remember ever making this fish before, so I found this recipe on the food network site and not only was it super easy, but it was super yummy too

Baked Halibut with Wine and Herbs

Ingredients:

# 4 sprigs thyme
# 8 sprigs parsley
# 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh
# 8 cloves garlic, smashed
# 2 (1 pound) halibut steaks, 1 1/4-inch thick, from tail end of fish
# Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
# 3/4 cup dry vermouth
# 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
# 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
# 12 cherry or pear, red and yellow tomatoes, for garnish

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

In a medium gratin dish or baking dish, make a bed of herbs with the thyme, parsley and bay leaves, scatter the garlic on top. Reserve 4 parsley sprigs, for garnish. Season both sides of the fish with salt and pepper and lay on top of the herbs. Add in the vermouth, and drizzle 2 tablespoons of the oil over the fish, cover loosely with foil. Bake until the fish is opaque, about 20 to 22 minutes.

Carefully, pour the pan juices into a small saucepan and set the fish aside. Keep the garlic and 4 thyme sprigs for garnish. Bring the sauce to a boil, over high heat, reduce by about 1/2, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside. De-bone the fish; running a spoon handle along each side of the center bone, then lift the bone out. Peel side off and discard. Divide fish steaks in half crosswise, among 4 serving plates. Pour sauce over fish and serve with a dollop of tapenade, if using, on top and garnish with the thyme sprigs, garlic, and tomatoes.

(I did not make the tapenade to go with it...instead I cut up and roasted some red skinned potatoes with salt, pepper, olive oil and a little bit of vermouth and steamed some broccoli sprinkled with minced garlic, vermouth, olive oil, and a little bit of butter)

[blondie]

sometimes i like to eat fish too just for the halibut

[Greyho]

sometimes i like to eat fish too just for the halibut

No trout about it, me too.

[DJ Becka]

har har har

[blondie]

No trout about it, me too.

[J. Martin]

I fuckin love halibut


Home on 8th in Manhattan has a halibut and mixed vegetables dish that is ridiculous. I miss it