Pan Roasted Halibut With Prosciutto Lemon White Wine And Capers Recipes

FOOD NETWORK HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put flour in pie plate and season with salt and pepper.
• Dredge fish in flour.
• Heat skillet over medium-high heat until hot and add 1 T. evoo and 1 T. butter. Add fillets, skin up, and cook until brown on bottom (2-3 min). Add bacon to pan while halibut is cooking and stir to brown.
• When bottom is brown, flip fish and put pan in oven until fish is cooked through. About 10 min - more depending on thickness of fillet.
• Remove fish to serving plate. Put bacon on paper towels and pat dry. Put skillet back on med-high heat. Add the remaining butter, oil, lemon juice, white wine, capers and parsley and bring to a boil. Boil until reduced and thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over fish, top with bacon, garnish with more parsley (if desired) and serve.

HALIBUT IN A WINE AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add more oil if necessary.
• Sprinkle halibut lightly with salt and a good shaking of freshly ground pepper. (watch the salt as the capers can be on the salty side).
• Sear the halibut lightly on both sides. Remove the halibut to a large dish with sides.
• Deglaze the skillet with the white wine and lemon juice. Pour over the halibut.
• Cook the fish for 12 - 15 minutes or until it lightly flakes.
• Serve with some of the browned wine/caper sauce over the fish.

PAN-ROASTED HALIBUT PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a small rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to shimmer. Sprinkle the halibut with some salt. Sear the halibut on both sides until lightly golden, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the halibut to the prepared baking sheet lined and bake in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Return the skillet to medium-low heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook the onions and garlic until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the anchovy paste, olives and capers to the skillet and stir to combine. Add the crushed tomatoes and crushed red pepper flakes and bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes. Add the wine and simmer until the wine cooks off slightly, about 2 minutes. Season with salt.
• To serve, spoon the sauce directly onto the plate and top with the halibut filets. Top with the basil and lemon zest.