Chili Lime Broiled Halibut With Cilantro Capellini Food

CILANTRO-LIME HALIBUT

Steps:

• Season halibut with salt and pepper one hour before cooking. Place in refrigerator.
• Lightly oil a non-stick pan with canola or vegetable oil. Over high heat, sear each side of the halibut filets for five seconds each.
• Searing the filets will cook a fine layer on the outside of the fish so that it will not stick to the barbecue. Because of the moistness and flakiness of halibut, this will prevent the halibut from sticking and falling through the grates of your barbecue grill. This is a great tip when barbecuing all types of fish, but works especially well with halibut.
• Remove halibut from pan and turn heat down to medium. Add olive oil and garlic to pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add wine or chicken stock, cilantro, lime juice , lime zest and olive oil to the sauté pan and heat until hot but not boiling.
• Remove sauce from heat and baste fish on both sides. Cook on barbecue grill for 3 minutes per side, basting constantly while cooking. Serve immediately.

CHILI-LIME BROILED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO CAPELLINI

Steps:

• To prepare halibut:.
• Combine lime juice, olive oil, garlic, chili powder, and salt. Mix well.
• Spray broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray. Place fish on pan and brush with lime juice mixture.
• Broil 6 minutes.
• Turn fish, brush with lime juice mixture and broil until cooked through.
• For capellini:.
• Cook pasta according to directions on package.
• In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
• Add pasta to bowl and toss.

MARINATED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO-LIME BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the marinade: Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes.
• Place fish in a glass dish and add marinade.
• Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning fish over after 1 hour.
• To prepare the sauce: In a medium saucepan combine the wine, stock or juice and vinegar.
• Boil until syrupy. You will have no more than a few tablespoons left.
• Set aside.
• In a food processor combine the garlic, ginger, cilantro, lime zest and juice, butter, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; process until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Remove the fish from the marinade, scraping off the ginger and garlic and discarding any leftover marinade.
• Place in a baking pan or on a broiling pan and bake in a preheated 450-degree oven 12 minutes per inch of thickness, or until done.
• To finish sauce: Reheat wine reduction over medium heat.
• Slowly add pieces of cilantro butter, whisking until sauce is lightly thickened. Do not boil.
• Pour the sauce over the fish and serve.

STEAMED HALIBUT WITH CHILI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• For the Dressing.
• Combine the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• For the Fish.
• Steam the filets for 9 to 11 minutes.
• Fan out tomato and cucumber slices on serving platter or on four individual plates.
• Place steamed fish on top of tomato and cucumber.
• Drizzle dressing over fish.
• Rough chop herbs and scatter over the dressed fish.
• Garnish, if you like, with fried shallots and pickled red chilis.
• Note: To fry shallots, thinly slice them and stir fry in hot oil in a wok till they are golden brown--drain on a paper-towel covered rack and serve as a crispy garnish.

HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Cut halibut into 1-inch pieces and sprinkle with lime juice.
• Blend soy sauce into cornstarch in cup until smooth; stir in ginger.
• Heat oil in wok or large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add halibut; stir-fry 2 minutes or until halibut is opaque.
• Stir soy sauce mixture; add to wok. Stir-fry 30 seconds or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Sprinkle with cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

HALIBUT STEAKS WITH CHILI AND LIME

Steps:

• If you have two large halibut steaks cut each in half, making four portions.
• Combine the lime juice, olive oil, chili powder and garlic in a shallow dish large enough to hold the halibut steaks in a single layer. Add a pinch of salt if desired.
• Place the halibut steaks in the dish, turn them once, cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Turn them again and marinate another 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill or broiler to very hot. Grill or broil the halibut steaks until lightly browned on one side, about six minutes, then turn and cook them on the other side. Baste them with the marinade a couple of times during cooking.
• When the fish is done, place the remaining marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Spoon the heated marinade over the fish and serve at once.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Thoroughly blend all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the baste for garnish.
• Preheat grill to medium high. When grill is ready, baste halibut thoroughly before and during cooking. Grill approximately 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• Garnish with remaining Cilantro Cream.

HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Lightly spray the grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray. Preheat the grill on medium high or preheat the broiler.
• In a small bowl, stir together the pesto ingredients. Brush half the pesto on one side of the fish. Place the fish with the pesto side up on the grill rack or in the broiler pan. Set the remaining pesto aside.
• Grill or broil about 6 inches from the heat for 4 minutes. Turn the fish over. Spread with the remaining pesto. Grill or broil for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork (for halibut) or is the desired doneness (for salmon). Watch carefully so the walnuts don't burn.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 182
• Total fat: 8.0g
• Saturated: 1.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 3.0g
• Monounsaturated: 3.0g
• Cholesterol: 38mg
• Sodium: 105mg
• Carbohydrates: 1g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sugars: 0g
• Protein: 25g
• Calcium: 92mg
• Potassium: 548mg
• Dietary Exchanges
• 3 very lean meat
• 1 fat

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for high heat. Squeeze the juice from the lime wedges over fish fillets, then season them with salt and pepper.
• Grill fish fillets for about 5 minutes on each side, until browned and fish can be flaked with a fork. Remove to a warm serving plate.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, remaining lime juice and cilantro. Serve fish with the cilantro butter sauce.