Marinated Halibut With Cilantro-Lime Butter Sauce

To prepare the marinade: Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes.

Place fish in a glass dish and add marinade.

Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning fish over after 1 hour.

To prepare the sauce: In a medium saucepan combine the wine, stock or juice and vinegar.

Boil until syrupy. You will have no more than a few tablespoons left.

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Set aside.

In a food processor combine the garlic, ginger, cilantro, lime zest and juice, butter, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; process until smooth.

Set aside.

Remove the fish from the marinade, scraping off the ginger and garlic and discarding any leftover marinade.

Place in a baking pan or on a broiling pan and bake in a preheated 450-degree oven 12 minutes per inch of thickness, or until done.

To finish sauce: Reheat wine reduction over medium heat.

Slowly add pieces of cilantro butter, whisking until sauce is lightly thickened. Do not boil.

Pour the sauce over the fish and serve.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 1/3 lbs halibut fillets, cut into 4 serving pieces

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/2 cup fish stock or 1/2 cup clam juice

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot

1/2 cup cilantro leaves

1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes

1 pinch salt

fresh ground black pepper

Steps/Methods:

To prepare the marinade: Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes.

Place fish in a glass dish and add marinade.

Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning fish over after 1 hour.

To prepare the sauce: In a medium saucepan combine the wine, stock or juice and vinegar.

Boil until syrupy. You will have no more than a few tablespoons left.

Set aside.

In a food processor combine the garlic, ginger, cilantro, lime zest and juice, butter, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; process until smooth.

Set aside.

Remove the fish from the marinade, scraping off the ginger and garlic and discarding any leftover marinade.

Place in a baking pan or on a broiling pan and bake in a preheated 450-degree oven 12 minutes per inch of thickness, or until done.

To finish sauce: Reheat wine reduction over medium heat.

Slowly add pieces of cilantro butter, whisking until sauce is lightly thickened. Do not boil.

Pour the sauce over the fish and serve.

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