Grilled Halibut With Tarragon Beurre Blanc Food

CHEF JOHN'S BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Place wine, lemon juice, cream, shallots, and cream in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and let simmer until liquid is reduced by about 75%, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to the lowest setting and whisk in about 2 cubes of butter. Keep butter moving until it melts. When melted, add a few more cubes, whisking continuously so butter emulsifies into the wine/lemon juice mixture.
• Continue to add butter, a few cubes at a time until all of it has been incorporated and the sauce has a thick, luxurious texture, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Taste for seasonings and add a pinch of salt and cayenne, if desired. Serve immediately.

GRILLED FISH WITH TARRAGON BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until the liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 9 minutes). Remove from the heat, and strain through a fine sieve over a measuring cup, pressing the mixture to release liquid. Discard the solids. Return the liquid to the pan.
• 2. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring with a whisk until the butter is incorporated. Stir in the chopped tarragon.
• 3. Sprinkle the fish evenly with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan (or cook on your grill.....preferred) over medium-high heat. Coat the grill with cooking spray. Add fish, and cook for 5 minutes on each side or until the desired degree of doneness. Serve with the sauce.

MUSTARD CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Cut the butter in small cubes and put in a bowl. Set the bowl in ice water. (The butter should be very cold; otherwise it might melt too quickly and the sauce might break.) Place shallots in a medium stainless-steel saucepan. Add the white wine and wine vinegar. Boil the liquid over high heat until it is reduced to a scant 1 tablespoon. Just before serving, add the pieces of butter to the pan, 1 at a time, whisking well after each addition, until it has all been used. (The sauce should be fairly thick.) Add a little lemon juice to the sauce to taste. Season with salt and white pepper. If you're a purist, you'll want to strain the shallots out of the sauce before serving. Some chefs prefer to leave the shallots in; if you're among them, you might also want to mix finely minced parsley or tarragon into the sauce. And some chefs like to bolster the sauce with a little creme fraiche just before serving it. Keep sauce warm until needed. This sauce can be made up to 1 hour in advance and kept in a bain marie over warm water.;
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Season fillets well with salt and pepper. Cover fillets with mustard and place into a roasting pan. Cook fillets at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to a plate and surround with beurre blanc. Serve.;

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH TARRAGON BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• 1) Combine first 4 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced to 2 TBL (about 9 minutes). Remove from heat; strain through a fine sieve over a measuring cup, pressing mixture to release liquid. Discard solids. Return liquid to pan. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring with a whisk until butter is incorporated. Stir in tarragon. 2) Sprinkle fish evenly with salt and ground pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with Sauce.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH LEMON TARRAGON MUSTARD

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, zest, mustard, tarragon, and chives or scallions, then gradually whisk in the olive oil until well incorporated to make the marinade; season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Place fish steaks in a Ziplock bag (or use a large shallow non-reactive dish w/ cover), then add the marinade, close the bag securely, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• Prepare your barbecue or grill pan to medium temperature.
• Grill the fish about 3 inches from the coals, or in the grill pan, for 5 to 7 minutes on each side or to desired doneness.
• Transfer steaks to a serving platter, garnish with lemon slices and tarragon, and serve immediately.
• Goes nicely with a rice salad!
• Note: you can also use this recipe with salmon steaks or fillets.
• Source: The Taste of Summer by Diane Rossen Worthington, and Moyn at Gail's Recipe Swap.