Chile Glazed Halibut With Avocado Tomatillo Sauce Food

AVOCADO AND ROASTED TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat a heavy cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Place tomatillos in pan and toast until charred on 1 side, about 10 minutes for a medium or large tomatillo. The color in the middle should be fading from pale green to olive. Turn tomatillos over and continue to grill until charred on the other side, about 10 minutes, but not for so long that they burst. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.
• Place chile(s), garlic clove and onion slice in skillet and toast, turning often, until chile is lightly charred and garlic is charred in spots and softened. The onion should be lightly colored on both sides but not charred black (that will make it bitter). Remove from heat. Peel the garlic and transfer, with the onion and chiles, to a blender. Add tomatillos and any liquid that may have accumulated in the bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients to blender and blend until smooth. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve.

AVOCADO TOMATILLO SALSA

Steps:

• Place tomatillos into a food processor. Add serrano pepper, avocado, cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt to taste. Process until smooth; adjust seasoning. Transfer to a serving bowl.

TEXAS TOMATILLO AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tomatillos into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Transfer tomatillos to a blender. Add avocados, sour cream, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, fajita seasoning, and sea salt; blend until smooth.
• Refrigerate blended sauce until flavors meld, at least 4 hours.

CHILE-GLAZED HALIBUT WITH AVOCADO-TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• For glaze:
• Mix all ingredients in blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Stir before using.
• For Sauce:
• Combine all ingredients in blender; blend until smooth. Do ahead: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover; let stand at room temperature.
• For fish:
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Make crosswise slits in each fillet, cutting to within 1/4 inch of bottom and spacing slits about 3/4 inch apart. Brush glaze over top and into slits. Place orange slices in slits. Sprinkle fish with ground cumin, salt, and pepper. Place fish, orange side up, on grill; cover and cook until fish is opaque, about 8 minutes. Using wide spatula, carefully transfer fish to platter. Let rest several minutes. Spoon avocado sauce onto plates, spreading slightly. Arrange 1 fillet over sauce on each plate and serve.
• *Chipotle chiles are dried, smoked jalapeños canned in adobo sauce. They are available at some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and at Latin markets.
• **Green and tomato-like with a papery husk, tomatillos are sold in the produce section of some supermarkets and at Latin markets.

TOMATILLO AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil the 1 lb of tomatillos until flesh is tender.
• Place tomatillos in blender with all other ingredients (discard the the boiled water) in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until cool all the way through and enjoy!

GRILLED HALIBUT, MARINATED AND APPLE-HONEY GLAZED

Steps:

• Glaze: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions and cook until soft.
• Add the ginger and cook an additional minute.
• Raise the heat to high, add the apple cider, brown sugar and honey, and reduce to 1 cup.
• Let cool.
• Marinade: Combine the marinade in a medium shallow baking dish.
• (I use a Tupperware container made for a marinade where you can turn it over half-way through-- or you can use a large plastic freezer bag that you can turn over--).
• Add halibut fillets and turn to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• To Cook: Preheat grill to medium-high.
• Remove halibut from marinade and season with salt.
• Grill, skin side down, for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until preferred doneness.
• During the last 1 minute of grilling, brush the skin side with the glaze.
• Remove from the grill and glaze each fillet again.
• Enjoy!

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH TOMATO-AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix all salsa ingredients until well blended. Cover and refrigerate about 20 minutes or until chilled.
• If fish steaks are large, cut into 6 serving pieces. In shallow glass or plastic dish, mix all remaining fish ingredients. Place fish in dish; turn to coat with marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 2 hours.
• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill fish over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes, brushing 2 or 3 times with marinade and turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade. Serve fish with salsa.