Marinated Halibut Recipes

TONY'S MARINATED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Wash and dry your halibut and remove skin if applicable. Cut fish into 4 pieces.
• In a medium sized glass bowl, whisk together the marinade ingredients. Place fish in same bowl and turn to coat thoroughly. Top bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 24 hours.
• Once marinating is complete, grill (or pan fry) fish over medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes until fish is just done. . .do not overcook. . .the fish should still be light and have some "give" to it when touched with your finger and just start to flake apart.
• While fish is cooking, whisk together sauce ingredients (do not cook the sauce).
• After fish is cooked, top with a generous portion of sauce and serve!

PAN-SEARED MARINATED HALIBUT FILLETS

Steps:

• In a large sealable plastic bag, combine the 6 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add fish, seal bag, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• In a large flat skillet (do not use a ridged pan), pour light olive oil or vegetable oil, tilting pan to spread evenly. Warm over high heat until smoking, then add fish fillets. Brush top and sides with marinade. Cook until seared, about 3 minutes; turn and sear other side, about 3 more minutes. Brush top and sides with marinade again. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until centers of fillets are just opaque, 2 to 4 minutes more on each side depending on thickness, brushing with marinade as before. Garnish with parsley, if desired, and serve.

GRILLED HALIBUT SIMPLY DELICIOUS

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper in a zip lock bag. Mix the marinade and add halibut and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat grill.
• Remove halibut from bag and place on hot very WELL OILED grill.
• Grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Place fish and don`t move for 4 minutes or it will fall apart.
• Fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork and is opaque all the way through.

LEMON ROSEMARY MARINATED GRILLED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Whisk together the wine, lemon juice, olive oil and rosemary in a small shallow baking dish. Add the halibut and turn to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning once. Preheat grill. Remove fish from marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill the steaks for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or to desired doneness.

MARINATED HALIBUT CHEEKS

Steps:

• To a hot saute pan, add the Szechwan peppercorns and toast until their aroma is released. Immediately remove from the pan and set aside. In another saute pan over medium-high heat, add the butter and melt. Lower the heat and add the shallots, garlic, chives, parsley, five-spice powder, the reserved toasted peppercorns, soy sauce, and maple syrup and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool marinade completely.
• Add the Halibut cheeks to the cooled marinade, cover, and refrigerate for 10 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the halibut cheeks from the marinade and grill 3 minutes on each side.

MARINATED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Slice halibut as described in above recipe and arrange on plates.
• Prepare the vinegar mixture in above recipe, adding the mitsuba, and coat the fish. Proceed with remaining recipe above, using grated daikon in place of sprouts and scallions in place of the red onion. Serve immediately with ponzu sauce alongside the halibut for dipping.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and let stand 24 hours. Strain through a cheesecloth and mature 3 months in a cool, dark place, or in the refrigerator.

HALIBUT IN A YUCATECAN MARINADE

Steps:

• Place the halibut fillets in a shallow nonreactive baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients. Pour marinade over fish, cover dish with plastic and let marinate in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.
• Heat a grill. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and grill about 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Serve hot with lime wedges.