Grilled Halibut Fish Sandwiches With Tartar Sauce Recipes

BEER-BATTERED HALIBUT WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• For the tartar sauce: In a bowl, add the parsley, tarragon, shallot, and cornichon. Chop the hard boiled egg by removing the yolk and crumbling it, then dice the white. Add both yolk and whites to the bowl. Add vinegar, salt, mustard, mayonnaise, and a few dashes of hot sauce (or more to taste). Stir to combine and set aside.
• For the beer batter: In a large mixing bowl, mix the cake flour and baking soda with a fork. Slowly pour in the beer, stirring the entire time (it's okay if there are a few lumps). The batter should be thin, falling off the fork easily so it coats the fish, not heavy like pancake batter. Set aside.
• Fry the halibut: Fill a deep heavy-bottomed pan with oil-don't go higher than 2 inches from the rim-and heat to 350 degrees F. Season the halibut with salt on both sides. Test the oil by cooking a few drops of batter; they should float to the surface when the oil's hot enough. Remove these "tester crunchies" with a slotted spoon. One piece at a time, drop the fish into the beer batter, then remove it, letting the excess drip off. Then place it halfway into the oil, letting a crust form for 10 seconds, then releasing it gently into the pan. Repeat with two more pieces (three at a time), so the pan isn't overcrowded and cook each for 3-4 minutes. Remove the fish to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack to drain any excess oil. Season with flaky sea salt and serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

FISHWICHES AND YOGURT TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather ingredients.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Arrange frozen fries or tots on parchment-lined baking sheet and cook 25 minutes to golden.
• For the sauce: In a bowl combine yogurt, mustard, zest and juice of lemon, capers and relish or chopped cornichons. Chop and add herbs and grate in a clove of garlic or chop and add, then stir and season with salt and pepper.
• For the fishwiches: In a shallow bowl or pan combine flour, cornstarch, Old Bay, granulated garlic, salt and pepper. Dress the fish with juice of a lemon.
• In a shallow dish or pan whisk together the eggs and milk or half-and-half.
• Cut bread into 1/2-inch slices and light- to medium-toast the slices.
• Shred lettuce.
• Heat the oil, 3 turns of the pan, in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat, add butter. When butter foams, coat fish in flour, then shake off excess; dip in eggs and cook in pan to deeply golden on each side, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on wire rack lined baking sheet. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
• Serve fish on toast points open-faced or on whole slices as sandwiches piled up with lettuce and a lot of sauce, with lemon wedges on the side. Serve fries or tots alongside with vinegar to pass.

GRILLED HALIBUT FISH SANDWICHES WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron grill pan over medium high heat. Drizzle halibut pieces with oil, then season with Old Bay, salt and pepper. Grill on a hot pan 4 or 5 minutes on each side. Place melted butter in a small dish and add juice of 1/2 lemon. Combine all ingredients for the tartar sauce in a small bowl. Lightly toast buns on grill pan after fish is removed. To assemble, brush bun bottoms and fish with lemon butter. Top fish with tomato and lettuce and slather the bun tops with tartar sauce, then serve. Serve with Asparagus salad and fancy chips.
• Heat shallot and oil in microwave safe covered dish for 30 seconds or in a small pan on the stovetop over medium low heat for 5 minutes. Allow oil to cool back to room temperature. Hold a spear of asparagus at each end and snap it. The spear breaks where the tender tops meet the tough bottoms. Line the broken spear up with the bundle of cleaned asparagus. Cut the spears using the guideline of the snapped spear. Par boil the asparagus tops in 1 inch simmering water covered for 3 to 5 minutes. Cool under cold running water and drain. Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces on an angle and add to a bowl. Combine chopped, cooked asparagus with shredded endive, red bell pepper, cooked pasta, green peas and chopped parsley. The peas will defrost as you toss salad. Pour vinegar into a small bowl and whisk in cooled shallot oil. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Season salad with salt and pepper, to your taste and toss again. Yield: 4 servings Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes, overlapping, including pasta Ease of preparation: easy

GRILLED FISH SANDWICHES WITH CILANTRO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Make the chutney: Combine 1 1/2 cups cilantro, the coconut, serrano, ginger, garlic, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1/4 cup coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons water in a food processor. Pulse until smooth, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Pulse in 1 to 2 more tablespoons water if the chutney is too thick.
• Preheat a grill to medium high. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon coconut oil and 1 teaspoon curry powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Rub all over the halibut fillets. Lightly oil the grill with coconut oil. Grill the halibut until well-marked and the fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate. Grill the rolls until charred in spots, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side.
• Mix the carrots and remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1/4 cup cilantro in a medium bowl. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Spread the cilantro chutney on the cut sides of the rolls. (If the chutney is dry, mix in 1 to 2 more teaspoons coconut oil.) Fill the rolls with the carrot mixture and halibut. Serve with sweet potato chips.

HALIBUT FISH STICKS WITH DILL-CAPER TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in bowl. Season with pepper. Cover and chill tartar sauce.
• Spread panko on plate. Whisk egg in small bowl. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Working in batches, coat fish in egg. Coat in panko; shake off excess.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add half of fish and cook, turning often, until fish is opaque in center and golden on all sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to 2 plates; cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining oil and fish. Spoon tartar sauce alongside.

GRILLED HALIBUT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet or well-seasoned cast iron grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle halibut with oil, season with Old Bay, salt and pepper, and grill on a hot pan, 4 or 5 minutes on each side.
• Place melted butter in a small dish and add juice of 1/2 lemon.
• Combine all ingredients for the tartar sauce in a small bowl: mayonnaise, sweet relish, chopped dill, onion, dill, chives, lemon, and pepper sauce. Stir to combine.
• Lightly toast buns on grill pan when you remove fish from heat.
• To assemble, brush bun bottoms and fish with lemon butter. Top fish with tomato and lettuce and slather the bun tops with tartar sauce, then serve. Serve with chips to complete meal.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH MUSTARD DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, dill and mustard; cover and refrigerate. Sprinkle halibut with salt and pepper. , Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill halibut, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve sauce with halibut.

CRISPY BAKED FISH WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees and set a rack in the upper part. In a medium bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, capers, pickles, herbs and Worcestershire sauce. Using a Microplane, finely grate the garlic into the bowl, then grate in the zest of the lemon. (Hold onto the lemon; you'll use the juice later.) Stir to combine and season the tartar sauce to taste with salt and lots of pepper.
• In a small bowl, stir together the panko and olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Pat the fish dry on all sides and season lightly all over with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased or foil-lined sheet pan. Coat the top with a thin layer of the tartar sauce (a scant tablespoon per fillet). Sprinkle the panko evenly on top (about 2 tablespoons per fillet), pressing gently to adhere.
• Bake the fish on the top rack until almost cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes for fillets between ½- and ¾-inch-thick (though you should check earlier, if using a thinner fish). An instant-read thermometer should read somewhere between 125 and 130 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the fish.
• Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon juice from the lemon to the tartar sauce and cut the remaining lemon into 4 wedges for serving.
• When the fish is nearly cooked through, switch the oven to broil. Broil the fish on the top rack until the bread crumbs are golden and the fish flakes easily and registers 140 degrees in the thickest part, 2 to 3 minutes. Eat with a spoonful of tartar sauce, more black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. (Any extra tartar sauce will keep for up to a week in the fridge.)