Parchment Baked Halibut Food

HALIBUT IN PARCHMENT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using two 12-by-17-inch sheets parchment paper, fold each sheet in half crosswise.
• Place 1 sheet of parchment flat on a work surface. Place half of the potatoes, garlic, spinach, shallots, and 2 lemon slices on one side of the crease; season with salt and pepper. Place halibut on top of lemon slices, and season with salt and pepper. Fold parchment over ingredients. Make small overlapping folds along the edge to seal.
• Place packets on a baking sheet. Bake until packets have puffed, and fish is cooked through, about 18 minutes. Transfer packets to individual plates. Serve immediately, opening packets at the table. Garnish with any remaining lemon slices.

HALIBUT BAKED IN PARCHMENT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Divide halibut into 4 pieces. Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• On a baking sheet, place fish in parchment cooking bag or on a large sheet of parchment paper. Scatter green onions and capers over fish. Close bag tightly or wrap up parchment.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Fish is done when you can see liquid bubbling in the cooking bag and the parchment is very lightly browned.

HALIBUT IN PARCHMENT PAPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Toss together the parsley, red onion, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato and salt and pepper.
• Place each halibut filet on a piece of parchment paper and top with vegetable mixture.
• Place 1 tablespoon of butter on top of each.
• Fold halibut in parchment paper and roll edges to seal. Place on a sheet pan and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.

FILLET OF HALIBUT BAKED IN PARCHMENT WITH STEWED LEEKS, GOLDEN POTATOES AND TRUFFLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Heat 3 teaspoons butter in medium skillet over low heat, add leeks, orange zest, simmer gently until leeks soften, add mirin or white wine, coriander seed and continue to cook until liquid is evaporated, season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool. Thinly slice washed, unpeeled potatoes (1/4-inch thick) toss slices with melted butter, roast in a single layer on a baking sheet until just tender, approximately 4 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Combine all ingredients for truffle butter, stir to incorporate. Cut parchment into an elongated heart shape, lay in one layer of potatoes, then 1 teaspoon cooked leeks, then halibut seasoned with salt and pepper, then 1 teaspoon truffle butter. Start at the middle of the heart and fold while creasing well until package is completely enclosed, bake just before serving for 8 minutes.

SLOW ROASTED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• For the fish: Line a quarter sheet pan with parchment paper. Butter the parchment with 2 tablespoons of the butter, then smear another 2 tablespoons on the halibut fillets. Season the fillets on both sides with salt and place in the oven to slow roast until opaque and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a deep-sided pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, the clams, garlic, shallots, parsley and a pinch of salt. And the wine, immediately cover with a lid and steam until the clams open, about 5 minutes. Transfer the clams to a bowl and set aside. Pour the clam cooking liquid through a fine-mesh strainer and set aside.
• For the beurre blanc: Combine the reserved clam liquid, Champagne, thyme, bay leaf, shallots, lemon juice and peel and peppercorns in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduced by two-thirds (the saucepan will be almost dry), 10 to 15 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer fitted with a coffee filter into a small pot.
• Place the pot over medium-low heat, add a few cubes of the chilled butter and whisk constantly until the butter is melted. Repeat the process 2 more times with the remaining butter. Don't allow the sauce to boil or it will break. Whisk in the creme fraiche and a pinch of salt. Using an immersion blender, blend the uni into the sauce, then stir in the chives. Remove the clams from their shells, add them to the beurre blanc and keep the sauce warm until ready to serve.
• For serving: Cover the bottom of each plate with a layer of zucchini slices, slightly overlapping them in a circular pattern. Top with the lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place a halibut fillet on the zucchini, spoon the beurre blanc over the fish, then top with caviar.

HALIBUT IN PARCHMENT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Divide cabbage and carrot among four 16-inch-long pieces of parchment. Top with fish, cilantro, and ginger and season with salt. Drizzle with oil and vinegar.
• Bring long ends of paper together and fold 3 times to make a seam. Tuck short ends under to secure.
• Place packets on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until puffed and fish is opaque, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer packets to plates, gently pull open, and serve immediately.

PARCHMENT-COOKED FISH WITH MORELS, SPRING GARLIC, AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place morel mushrooms in a dry skillet over medium heat and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms release their juice and the juice evaporates, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle halibut fillets with salt and black pepper on both sides.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat and cook the halibut fillets until golden brown on the outside, about 2 minutes per side. Remove fish from skillet and set aside.
• Cook and stir garlic scapes in the same skillet used to cook fish until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and stir morel mushrooms and thyme with the garlic scapes until combined.
• Fold a piece of parchment paper in half crosswise. Use scissors to cut a very large valentine-like heart shape out of the folded paper, as large as possible. Repeat with remaining parchment to make 4 large heart shapes.
• Open the heart shapes; brush right sides of the hearts with canola oil.
• Place 1/4 morel mushroom mixture in the left (unoiled) half of each heart. Place a halibut fillet on the mushroom mixture. Sprinkle fish with salt and black pepper.
• Fold the oiled right half of the heart over the fish. Fold about 1/4 inch of parchment paper over, starting at the rounded end, and work your way down to the point, folding as you go. Fold the edge over a second time to enclose fish and mushrooms in a bundle with a double-folded, sealed edge.
• Leave about 1/4 inch of the bottom point unfolded.
• Use a straw inserted into the open bottom to blow air into the bundle, making it puff up like a small balloon. Twist the bottom closed to enclose the air.
• Place parchment bundles on 2 baking sheets; don't let the bundles touch each other.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish is no longer translucent in the center, about 15 minutes.
• To serve, plate each portion and carefully cut open the parchment to reveal the fish, mushrooms, and juices. Bundle will release hot steam when opened.