Halibut With Cilantro Ginger Sauce Recipes

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.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for high heat. Squeeze the juice from the lime wedges over fish fillets, then season them with salt and pepper.
• Grill fish fillets for about 5 minutes on each side, until browned and fish can be flaked with a fork. Remove to a warm serving plate.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, remaining lime juice and cilantro. Serve fish with the cilantro butter sauce.

HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Cut halibut into 1-inch pieces and sprinkle with lime juice.
• Blend soy sauce into cornstarch in cup until smooth; stir in ginger.
• Heat oil in wok or large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add halibut; stir-fry 2 minutes or until halibut is opaque.
• Stir soy sauce mixture; add to wok. Stir-fry 30 seconds or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Sprinkle with cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH CILANTRO CREAM

Steps:

• Thoroughly blend all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the baste for garnish.
• Preheat grill to medium high. When grill is ready, baste halibut thoroughly before and during cooking. Grill approximately 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• Garnish with remaining Cilantro Cream.

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.