Spicy Halibut Food

NORTH AFRICAN SPICED ALASKA HALIBUT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl. Stir in harissa, garlic and olive oil.
• Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Halibut under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Place halibut portions in spray-coated baking dish. Spoon and spread spice mixture over top of halibut. Cover dish with foil; seal. Roast 18 to 25 minutes for frozen halibut or 10 to 15 minutes for fresh/thawed fish. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout.
• Variation: Remove foil during last 10 minutes of cooking, until lightly browned.

SPICY HALIBUT

Steps:

• Mix together paprika, oregano, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; stir until well combined.
• Place halibut on a nonstick or vegetable spray-coated broiler pan. Brush melted butter onto top surfaces of halibut and sprinkle ½ teaspoon of seasoning mixture over the surface of each steak.
• Broil 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Store remaining spice mixture in an airtight container for future use.

BAKED SPICY HALIBUT FILLETS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 400 F and position the oven rack in the center of the oven. Line a baking dish with foil and grease with olive oil.
• Wash halibut fillets and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub the fillets all over with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• In a shallow bowl, combine the remaining ingredients-Creole seasoning, paprika, thyme, oregano. Dip the tops of the fillets lightly in the seasoning mixture, or sprinkle with the mixture if you'd like a more lightly seasoned fish.
• Place the fillets in the prepared baking pan, seasoned side up. Bake the halibut for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the fillets are cooked through (a little less time if you sear the tops before baking).

SPICY HALIBUT STEW

Steps:

• Cut halibut into 1-inch pieces.
• Brown sausage in large soup pot over meduin-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking into chunks. Drain sausage.
• Add onion, green pepper, chicken broth, corn, black beans, and tomatoes. simmer 10 minutes.
• Add seasoning and halibut. Simmer an 10 minutes until halibut cooked. Sever with warm crusty bread.

SPICY MANGO HALIBUT

Steps:

• Saute the jalapeno slices in the peanut oil in a wok or pan.
• add onions and cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat.
• add diced mangos and cilantro and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Do not over cook the mango - basically cook them until they turn form the bright yellow to a duller yellow. Add curry, salt and pepper. Move the pan of chutney to the side and move on to cooking the halibut.
• Saute the halibut steaks in peanut oil with a teaspoon of shopped garlic. Cook until the halibut is about 80% done.
• Add the chutney to the halibut pan and cover the halibut completely.

SEARED HALIBUT WITH SPICY TOMATO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, and mustard seeds. Cover and cook until seeds sizzle and begin to pop, about 45 seconds. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes with juices, coriander, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Boil over medium heat until juices evaporate and mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, 12 minutes. Season chutney with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over low heat, stirring often.)
• Mix 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne in small bowl. Sprinkle spice mixture over both sides of fish fillets; rub into fish to adhere. Sprinkle fish with salt. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish fillets and cook until opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fish to plates. Top each with warm chutney. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH TATSOI AND SPICY THAI CHILES

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients in medium glass bowl. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. (Sauce can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Place carrot in medium bowl. Cover with ice water. Let stand 15 minutes, then drain well. Brush fish on all sides with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; stir 1 minute. Add tatsoi; sprinkle with salt. Toss until tatsoi is wilted but still bright green, about 2 minutes; divide among 4 plates.
• Place fish atop tatsoi. Sprinkle each fillet with carrot; drizzle each with 2 tablespoons sauce. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

SPICY HERBED HALIBUT WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small bowl combine basil, rosemary, oregano, red pepper flakes and anise seed; set aside.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup of the juice.
• Add pineapple chunks and remaining juice to a microwave-safe bowl.
• Stir in cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon of reserved spice mixture; set aside.
• Stir in remaining spice mixture, garlic and olive oil into a 9-inch square baking dish with reserved ¼ cup of pineapple juice.
• Layer halibut on top and baste with mixture in pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.
• While fish bakes, microwave pineapple spiced pineapple chunks on HIGH for 4 minutes, or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Serve alongside or poured over halibut.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH LEBANESE SPICE RUB

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, grind all of the rub ingredients. Place in a shallow dish.
• Pat Halibut fillets dry with paper towels.Brush both sides of fish with olive oil. Dip in rub, covering the fillets evenly. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Grill over high heat (make sure grill is well oiled before placing fish), about 5 minutes per side, or until fish turns opaque and grill marks are nicely browned.
• Serve with grilled vegetables, hummus and warm pita bread.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH SPICY YOGURT

Steps:

• Put fish in a shallow baking dish, pour milk over it, and chill, covered, turning over once, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together pistachios and cornmeal in a shallow bowl.
• Remove fish from milk, letting excess drip off. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper, then dredge lightly in cornmeal-pistachio mixture. Transfer to a clean plate as coated.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total.
• While fish cooks, stir together all ingredients for spicy yogurt.
• Serve fish with spicy yogurt on the side.