My husband was out of town for a week so I haven't been doing much cooking. But he's home now and after dinner with friends last night, I thought I'd try something new. I swore I had a halibut recipe, so I pick up some fish on my way home. But when I got here, I couldn't find the recipe. I already had the fish so I went to epicurious.com (I LOVE epicurious.com) fora back up plan. And I found this great recipe.
Grilled Halibut with Chimichurri sauce (from Gourmet Magazine)
1/3 C extra virgin olive oil
1/4 C fresh lemon juice
1 TBSP water
1 TBSP minced garlic
1 TBSP minced shallot
3/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes
3/4 C chopped flat leaf parsley
4 (6-8 oz) halibut steaks (3/4 to an inch thick)
1 TBSP vegetable oil
1. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, water, garlic, shallots and red pepper flakes and 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper, until salt has dissolved. Stir in parsley. Let stand for 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the grill for direct heat cooking on medium heat. Pat the fish dry brush with vegetable oil. Season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper (total).
3. Oil grill rack. Grill fish, covered, turning once, until just cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.
4. Serve fish drizzled with some chimichurri sauce; serve remaining sauce on the side.
This was delicious. I am super picky about fish. I love the mild taste and firm texture of the halibut. And, best of all, none of those tiny, gag-inducing bones. The chimichurri sauce was a great complement to the fish without overpowering it. I serve this with cous cous and sauteed zucchini, squash and yellow onion. (I sauteed them in olive oil with salt, pepper and a little lemon juice.) I think the sauce would be delicious on any number of things; chicken, veggies, steaks.
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2 comments:
I'm not a fish person either necessarily but this does sound good - although, anything with chimichurri sauce....yum!
I love chimichurri sauce...and halibut. Will definitely try this one. Thanks, Annie. :)
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