Pan Roasted Halibut With Jalapeno Vinaigrette Food

HALIBUT VERACRUZ

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until lightly colored, about 3 minutes. Add tomato, jalapeno and white wine. Cook until wine is reduced by 2/3, about 5 to 7 minutes. While sauce is reducing, heat butter in a separate skillet over medium heat. Season fish with kosher salt. When butter is melted, add halibut to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes, flip over and then transfer pan to preheated oven and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat when reduced and stir in olives and olive juice.
• To serve, divide sauce equally among 4 dinner plates. Place halibut (first caramelized side up) in the center of each plate on top of the sauce. Place avocado slices on top of fish, sprinkle with lime juice and cilantro, as garnish.

PAN SEARED HALIBUT WITH ROASTED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the grapeseed oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Sear the fish for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Add the thyme and juice of 1/2 a lemon and baste the fish with the sauce. Remove the halibut from the pan to a serving platter. Add the olive oil to the pan and stir in the tomatoes, the garlic and the juice of 1/2 a lemon. Cook for 2 minutes and then add the parsley. Stir to combine and serve on top of the fish.

PAN-ROASTED HALIBUT WITH CLAMSHELL MUSHROOMS AND LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in heavy skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and begins to foam. Add mushrooms and a pinch of salt; saute in hot butter and oil golden brown, about 5 minutes. Push mushroom to the edges to clear a space in the center of the skillet.
• Season halibut on each side with salt and cayenne pepper. Place halibut fillets in the center of the skillet and cook until the fillets begin to flake, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer halibut to a warm serving plate.
• Pour the water into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, until water is reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour lemon juice into mushroom mixture and stir.
• Stir butter and parsley into mushroom mixture. Stir constantly until butter melts and forms a sauce; remove from heat and season with salt and black pepper. Spoon sauce and mushrooms over halibut.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH JALAPENO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place jalapeno, rice vinegar, olive oil, and Dijon mustard in a blender. Puree on high until mixture is completely liquefied, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• Season scallops with sea salt and cayenne pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Place scallops in skillet and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Garnish scallops with orange segments and drizzle jalapeno vinaigrette over the top.

PAN ROASTED HALIBUT WITH JALAPENO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar and onion with a half teaspoon of salt.
• Let stand for 10 minutes and then whisk in the honey, cilantro, mustard, garlic and quarter cup of the olive oil.
• In a small skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil over high heat until just smoking.
• Add the jalapeno and cook turning, until charred and blistered on all sides, about 2 minutes; let cool slightly.
• Slip off the charred skin.
• Discard the steam and cut the jalapeno in half lengthwise.
• Scrape out seeds and finely chop the jalapeno.
• Add the jalapeno to the vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining quarter cup of olive oil over moderately high heat.
• Season the halibut with salt and pepper.
• Add season fish to oil and cook turning once until they are opaque throughout.
• This should take approximately 9 minutes.
• Transfer the halibut to a platter.
• Whisk the vinaigrette, spoon over the fish and garnish with avocado wedges or fresh parsley.
• PLEASE NOTE: TAKE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING THE JALAPENO.
• USE RUBBER GLOVES WHEN HANDLING.
• WASH HANDS THROUGHLY AFTER PREPARING AND DO NOT RUB EYES.

BAKED HALIBUT WITH JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Place halibut filets in a glass baking dish.
• Spread mayonnaise evenly over halibut.
• Sprinkle Monterey Jack Cheese over halibut.
• Add jalapenos and pour a small amount of juice from jar to coat halibut.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees until halibut is done.