Spicy Halibut Recipes

NORTH AFRICAN SPICED ALASKA HALIBUT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl. Stir in harissa, garlic and olive oil.
• Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Halibut under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Place halibut portions in spray-coated baking dish. Spoon and spread spice mixture over top of halibut. Cover dish with foil; seal. Roast 18 to 25 minutes for frozen halibut or 10 to 15 minutes for fresh/thawed fish. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout.
• Variation: Remove foil during last 10 minutes of cooking, until lightly browned.

BLACKENED HALIBUT

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine the first 8 ingredients. Add fillets, 2 at a time, and turn to coat., In a large cast-iron skillet, cook fillets in butter over medium heat until fish flakes easily with a fork, 3-4 minutes on each side.

SPICY HALIBUT

Steps:

• Mix together paprika, oregano, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; stir until well combined.
• Place halibut on a nonstick or vegetable spray-coated broiler pan. Brush melted butter onto top surfaces of halibut and sprinkle ½ teaspoon of seasoning mixture over the surface of each steak.
• Broil 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Store remaining spice mixture in an airtight container for future use.

SPICY HALIBUT STEW

Steps:

• Cut halibut into 1-inch pieces.
• Brown sausage in large soup pot over meduin-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking into chunks. Drain sausage.
• Add onion, green pepper, chicken broth, corn, black beans, and tomatoes. simmer 10 minutes.
• Add seasoning and halibut. Simmer an 10 minutes until halibut cooked. Sever with warm crusty bread.

SPICY HERBED HALIBUT WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small bowl combine basil, rosemary, oregano, red pepper flakes and anise seed; set aside.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup of the juice.
• Add pineapple chunks and remaining juice to a microwave-safe bowl.
• Stir in cornstarch and 1/4 teaspoon of reserved spice mixture; set aside.
• Stir in remaining spice mixture, garlic and olive oil into a 9-inch square baking dish with reserved ¼ cup of pineapple juice.
• Layer halibut on top and baste with mixture in pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily.
• While fish bakes, microwave pineapple spiced pineapple chunks on HIGH for 4 minutes, or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Serve alongside or poured over halibut.

SPICY MANGO HALIBUT

Steps:

• Saute the jalapeno slices in the peanut oil in a wok or pan.
• add onions and cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat.
• add diced mangos and cilantro and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Do not over cook the mango - basically cook them until they turn form the bright yellow to a duller yellow. Add curry, salt and pepper. Move the pan of chutney to the side and move on to cooking the halibut.
• Saute the halibut steaks in peanut oil with a teaspoon of shopped garlic. Cook until the halibut is about 80% done.
• Add the chutney to the halibut pan and cover the halibut completely.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH SPICY YOGURT

Steps:

• Put fish in a shallow baking dish, pour milk over it, and chill, covered, turning over once, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together pistachios and cornmeal in a shallow bowl.
• Remove fish from milk, letting excess drip off. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper, then dredge lightly in cornmeal-pistachio mixture. Transfer to a clean plate as coated.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total.
• While fish cooks, stir together all ingredients for spicy yogurt.
• Serve fish with spicy yogurt on the side.