Poached Halibut With Ginger And Cilantro Food

CILANTRO-GINGER HALIBUT

Steps:

• Combine garlic, jalapeno pepper, ginger, lime juice, and cilantro in the jar of a blender. Cover blender, and remove the stopper. Turn on blender, and slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Process until mixture is bright green and smooth. Season cilantro sauce to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Season both sides of fillets with salt and black pepper. Brush the top of each fillet with 1 tablespoon cilantro sauce.
• Fill a large high-sided skillet with 1 inch water. Set over high heat, and bring to a boil. Set a steamer basket in the skillet, and arrange fillets in basket. Cover, and steam until fish has just cooked through but is still moist, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove fish from steamer, drizzle with additional cilantro sauce, and serve.

HALIBUT CHEEKS WITH GINGER-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk the orange juice, cilantro, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the halibut cheeks until golden brown on each side, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Pour the orange juice mixture into the skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the halibut flakes easily with a fork and the sauce has thickened slightly. Remove halibut cheeks to a plate and drizzle with orange sauce to serve.

DIABETIC, LOW-FAT HALIBUT POACHED WITH GINGER AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients in a deep roasting pan.
• Cook the poaching liquid for 2-3 minutes, then add halibut, cover tightly, and gently simmer until cooked through (approximately 10 minutes per inch of thickness).
• Garnish with sliced avocados, thinly sliced lime wheels and fresh cilantro.

POACHED SALMON WITH GINGER AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• In a small non-reactive heavy-bottomed pan, place salmon, skin side down (keeping the skin on makes it easier to remove the salmon from the pan later). Top with 2 tablespoons of coarsely chopped cilantro, the ginger, garlic, wine, and water.
• Cover and simmer, allowing 8 minutes per inch of thickness, until cooked through (when salmon flakes easily with a fork).
• Serve the salmon with pan juices and garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped cilantro. Side dishes of rice and steamed broccoli will make the colors pop.

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.

POACHED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Place the fillets in a microwave-safe dish; sprinkle with bouillon. In a bowl, combine the next seven ingredients. Pour over fish. Place lemon over fillets. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove fish and keep warm. Strain cooking liquid; reserve 2 tablespoons., For sauce, place butter and garlic in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 45 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and reserved cooking liquid. Cook 30 seconds longer or until bubbly. Serve over fish.

HALIBUT WITH GINGER & GARLIC

Steps:

• Spray a non stick skilled with veggie oil and heat until very hot but not smoking.
• Add the filets ond brown them skin side down for 2 minutes (if skinless only brown for a minute and you may want to turn the heat down) Add onion, green onions, garlic, ginger& pepper flakes, cook 1 minute.
• Reduce heat and flip the fish add wine sugar& broth.
• Cover pan and simmer for apprx 8 minutes or until the fish is done, it will flake if checked with a fork.
• Serve with some of the onions.
• and sauce over the fish.