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Halibut with Lemon Caper Sauce

by Pam on April 21, 2013

Personal Note:

We adopted our first dog! We have always had cats but we decided it would be good for our kids to experience the unconditional love of a dog. After searching the rescue centers and humane societies we finally found the one for us. The humane society, where we found her, says she is an Australian Cattle Dog/ Mix but we think she may have Corgi, Boxer, and possibly Beagle in her. She’s a year old and very playful, energetic, sweet, and loving. We think she has lived in a pound her whole life. She was totally freaked out by the television and she doesn’t know how to walk down stairs. She was shipped from California to our Portland Humane Society in hopes she would find a home here. She chose us and we couldn’t be more thrilled. She’s so happy to have a home and we are so grateful to have her. She also REALLY LOVES our kids and they adore her. Now if only our cat will fall in love with her too!!!

Sweet Grace holding onto her tennis ball

Crashed after a long day of walks and playing with kids

On to the recipe:

I found a nice piece of halibut to serve with the Steamer Clams with Tomato, Garlic, Lemon, Dill, and Parsley^[1] I was making for dinner recently. I decided to make a simple lemon caper sauce to top the pan cooked fish. It was a tangy and flavorful sauce and topped the moist and tender halibut perfectly. This fish paired nicely with the clams, crusty bread, and the Garlicky Green Beans^[2]. The entire meal was a big hit with all of us – I love it when that happens!

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Season both sides of the halibut then dredge in flour then place directly into the hot skillet. Cook halibut until golden, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the fish over and cook until golden but being careful not to overcook. Place on a plate and loosely cover with a tin foil tent.

Add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan then add the garlic; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Deglaze the skillet with the chicken broth, lemon juice, and zest. Add capers and parsley then cook until the sauce reduces a little bit. Taste the sauce and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, if needed. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve immediately. Enjoy.

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Halibut with Lemon Caper Sauce

Ingredients:

2-3 tsp olive oil
1 lb halibut fillet, skinless
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
3 tbsp flour
1/3 cup chicken broth
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Season both sides of the halibut then dredge in flour then place directly into the hot skillet. Cook halibut until golden, about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the fish over and cook until golden but being careful not to overcook. Place on a plate and loosely cover with a tin foil tent.

Add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan then add the garlic; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Deglaze the skillet with the chicken broth, lemon juice, and zest. Add capers and parsley then cook until the sauce reduces a little bit. Taste the sauce and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, if needed. Pour the sauce over the fish and serve immediately. Enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking
Original recipe by Alaska From Scratch

References

^{^} Steamer Clams with Tomato, Garlic, Lemon, Dill, and Parsley (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
^{^} Garlicky Green Beans (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
^{^} Print Recipe (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
^{^} Save to ZipList Recipe Box (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

Grilled Garlic Dijon Herb Salmon

Salmon fillets seasoned with a garlic, Dijon herb sauce and served with a squeeze of fresh lemon… delicious!!

Happy Wednesday! I’m busy as a bee, working on my cookbook so I wanted to share a recipe from the archives. Salmon is one of my favorite fish dishes to make, and this is a fabulous way to prepare it!

Salmon is a fatty fish, rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and vitamin A. When buying salmon, I prefer to go to my local fish store rather than the supermarket and try to look for wild Alaskan salmon, a sustainable fish that lives in pristine waters and consumes a diverse, healthy diet. It’s available frozen year round.

I used a cast iron grill pan to make this but an outdoor grill works just the same, be sure the grates are clean and oiled to prevent sticking. If you don’t own a grill, this can also be made in the broiler of your oven adding the mustard sauce during the last minute of cooking.

Grilled Garlic Dijon Herb Salmon
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 fillet w lemon • Old Points: 5 pt • Points+: 6 pt
Calories: 233.6 • Fat: 7.9 g • Protein: 34.7 g • Carb: 3.1 g • Fiber: 0.1 g • Sugar: 0.2 g
Sodium: 240.6 mg (without salt)

Ingredients:

4 garlic cloves
1 tsp dried Herbs de Provence
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
olive oil spray (I used my misto)
4 (6 oz) wild salmon fillets, 1″ thick (if frozen, thaw first)
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
4 lemon wedges for serving

Directions:

In a mini food processor, or using a mortar and pestle mash garlic with the herbs, vinegar, oil, and Dijon mustard until it becomes a paste. Set aside.

Season salmon with a pinch of salt and fresh pepper. Heat a grill or grill pan over high heat until hot. Spray the pan lightly with oil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Place the salmon on the hot grill pan and cook without moving for 5 minutes.

Turn and cook the other side for an additional 3-4 minutes spooning on half of the garlic herb mustard sauce.

Turn and cook 1 more minute spooning the other side of the fish with remaining sauce. Turn once again and let the fish finish cooking about one more minute. Note: the fish should have a total cooking time of about 9-10 minutes per inch. If your fish is thinner, reduce the total cooking time.

Transfer the fillets to plates and serve with fresh lemon wedges.

Honey-Teriyaki Salmon

Asian honey glazed salmon – an easy dish you can make any
night of the week. Simply fill a resealable bag with the marinade
ingredients, then add the salmon until you’re ready to cook.

Then when
you’re ready to start dinner, make your sides and your fish will be done in less than 15 minutes.

This recipe is from Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen’s^[1] new cookbook:
Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites.^[2] The pages in her book are filled with beautiful photos and 100 fast, simple recipes anyone can make on a busy weeknight.

And this week, I’m giving away her new cookbook on Skinny Bits^[3] to one lucky winner! To enter for a chance to win, click here^[4].

We all loved this simple dish in my home, it tasted like something I would order in an upscale Asian restaurant, yet it was so easy to make. I served this with forbidden rice and sauteed sugar snap peas on the side, but this would also be wonderful with edamame fried rice^[5].

Today is also the beginning of Lent^[6], so for those of you looking to try a new fish dish to make, this is a great place to start. Adding salmon to your plate is one of the healthiest decisions you can make. Studies link its high concentration of omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients with a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and more.

By choosing fresh wild salmon (your best bet is wild Alaskan or Pacific) over farmed, you will likely be getting better quality, less-contaminated fish. However, the health benefits of eating farmed salmon far outweigh the health risks associated with not eating salmon at all; so if wild salmon is out of your budget, go for the farmed variety.

Honey-Teriyaki Salmon
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 3 oz cooked salmon • Old Pts: 7 • Weight Watchers Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 266 • Fat: 9.3 g • Protein: 22.5 g • Carb: 19 g • Fiber: 0.1 g • Sugar: 13 g
Sodium: 502 mg

Ingredients:

3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce (or tamari for gluten free)

3 tbsp mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

3 tbsp sake

2 tbsp honey

1 lb fresh wild salmon fillet, cut in 4 pieces

2 tsp cooking oil

Directions:

Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, and honey in a resealable bag. Add the salmon and mix to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 8 hours.

Remove salmon, reserving the marinade. Heat a frying pan or sauté pan over medium-high heat. When hot, swirl in the oil. Sear salmon, 2 minutes per side. Turn heat to low and pour in the reserved marinade. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until cooked through.

Nutritional information for wild salmon provided by Heather K Jones^[7], RD (aka The Diet P.I.).

References

^{^} Steamy Kitchen’s (www.steamykitchen.com)

^{^} Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites. (www.amazon.com)

^{^} Skinny Bits (www.skinny-bits.com)

^{^} click here (www.skinny-bits.com)

^{^} edamame fried rice (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

^{^} Lent (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

^{^} Heather K Jones (www.heatherkjones.com)

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