Mediterranean Halibut With Mushroom Rice Pilaf Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN HALIBUT WITH MUSHROOM RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Drizzle 2 Tbsp. dressing over fish in shallow baking dish.
• Bake 15 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Meanwhile, cook mushrooms in remaining dressing in medium skillet 3 to 4 min. or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally. Add water; bring to boil. Stir in rice and peas; cover. Simmer 5 min. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min.
• Spoon rice mixture onto serving plates; top with fish.

MUSHROOM RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat the oil and butter, add the onion and mushrooms and sauteed until soft and translucent.
• Pour in the rice and stir to coat the granules well. Cook until the edges of the rice grains have turned translucent, but not toasted.
• Add the stock and salt. Cover the pan tightly, placing a sheet or two of paper toweling under the lid, reduce the heat to low and cook until all the liquid has evaporated and grains are tender.
• Correct the seasonings. Toss the rice with a fork and fold in the sauteed almonds and parsley.

RICE PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large flameproof casserole and cook the onion over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and continue cooking 5 minutes longer or until the mushrooms release their liquid.
• Turn up the heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the moisture in the mushrooms evaporates.
• Add the rice and stir it for a few minutes or until the grains are transparent.
• Pour in the stock or stock mixed with water and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat, cover the pan and cook the rice for 20 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed (If you have a heat diffuser, set the pan on it to prevent the bottom from scorching).
• Transfer half the rice to a plastic container (save for making turkey fried rice).
• Serve remaining rice at once.

HALIBUT - MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan and set over medium-high heat.
• Add fish and cook until lightly golden, from 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Remove to a plate.
• (If using fillets, remove skin, if you wish.) Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Add wine to pan, then stir in Italian seasoning.
• Boil, stirring occasionally over medium-high heat, until wine is reduced by half, from 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and capers.
• Return fish and any accumulated juices to pan.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
• Continue to cook, turning fish halfway through, until firm to the touch and a knife tip inserted into thickest part of fish comes out warm- from 7 to 10 minutes.
• Place fish on dinner plates and spoon sauce overtop.

FRESH MUSHROOM RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in water, rice, bouillon granules, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 14 to 16 minutes.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSHROOM & WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion and saute until soft, about five minutes.
• Place in a large baking dish that has a tight-fitting lid (or cover tightly with double layer of foil).
• Rinse wild rice under cold running water for 1 minute. Add to baking dish along with brown rice.
• In a small saucepan, bring stock and butter to a boil. Stir in salt. Immediately pour over rice in baking dish and seal tightly with or foil.
• Bake one hour or until tender. Remove from oven. Uncover and fluff with fork.
• Cover dish with a clean kitchen towel and let stand for five minutes. Uncover and let stand for five minutes more. Stir in basil.
• Press pilaf into lightly oiled moulds or custard cups. Invert onto dinner plates.

MUSHROOM RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In butter, sauté mushrooms, onion and spaghetti noodles until noodles are browned.
• Add beef broth, rice and thyme sprig. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Remove to serving bowl discard thyme & season with salt & pepper and garnish with pecans.
• For Vegetarian use the water not the beef broth.