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Baked Nut Crusted Halibut Recipe
Halibut is a firm white fish that is delicious when baked. Wrap the fish with chopped almonds and hazelnuts and bake this golden. Finish the dish, by drizzling some a zingy orange-ginger sauce. Well that's not where it ends, to add to that we also a tangy white onion torte and some garlic , orange sauce.
- Total Cook Time1 hr 15 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time1 hr
- Recipe Servings2
- Medium
Ingredients of Baked Nut Crusted Halibut
- For the baked Halibut :
- 6 halibut fillets
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp of lime juice
- 60 ml of extra virgin olive oil
- 90 ml of cooking olive oil
- 4 tbsp of butter
- 3 ½ tbsp of crushed almonds
- 3 ½ tbsp of crushed hazelnuts
- For cherry tomato and white onion torte :
- 4 large white onions
- 2 cups of cherry tomato
- 4 tbsp of butter
- 4 tbsp of béchamel sauce
- 6 ½ tbsp of cheddar cheese
- For the orange ginger sauce :
- 8 tbsp of orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 tbsp of butter, clarified
- 4 tbsp of butter, frozen and cubed
- a pinch of garlic, finely minced
- 1/2 tbsp of ginger, grated
- Salt to taste
- A pinch of pepper - a pinch
- Sugar to taste
How to Make Baked Nut Crusted Halibut
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For the Cherry Tomato and White Onion Torte:
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Dice the onions and halve the cherry tomatoes.
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Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan, add the diced onion and sauté over high heat. Add the
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tomatoes once the onions have softened and turned translucent.
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Add white sauce and grated cheddar cheese.
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Put into a buttered and breaded pie dish.
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Bake at a 180*C for 40 minutes.
For the Orange-Ginger Sauce:
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Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the minced garlic and sauté till light golden brown.
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Add the orange juice and bring to a low summer. Reduce till slightly syrupy
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Add the grated ginger, season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Add sugar only if the sauce tastes too sour.
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Add the orange zest and remove the pan from the fire.
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Finally whisk in the cubes of frozen butter, gradually and one at a time.
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Sprinkle around the fish or serve in a sauce boat.
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For the baked Halibut:
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Sprinkle the lime juice and extra virgin olive oil over the halibut fillets and season with salt and
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pepper.
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Heat a heavy skillet, sprinkle the cooking olive oil and add the butter, add the halibut
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fillets to the pan, skin side down and cook over moderate heat till the skin crisps up and colours to a dark golden brown.
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Place the fillets, skin side down, on a baking tray lined with parchment or a baking sheet,
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sprinkle the chopped nuts over the fillets to cover in an uniform layer.
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Bake in a pre-heated oven at a 180*C for 20 minutes,
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Serve immediately with a helping of the cherry tomato and white onion torte and a sprinkling off the orange-ginger sauce.