Seared Halibut with Coriander & Carrots

Name: Seared Halibut with Coriander & Carrots
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 small bunches orange, red, or yellow baby carrots, trimmed and peeled; 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch Pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 2 Tbsps coarsely chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 340 grams 170-g Alaskan or Pacific halibut fillets; 1 teaspoons mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 servings Sea salt; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 177 milliliters 180 ml whole-milk yogurt

Seared Halibut with Coriander & Carrots might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, primal, and pescatarian recipe serves 2. One serving contains 409 calories, 41g of protein, and 6g of fat. Head to the store and pick up mustard seeds, coriander seeds, sea salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sea salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare the halibut: Toast the coriander and fennel seeds in a medium frying pan over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

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Halibut

Toast

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Remove from the heat and crush with a mortar and pestle, or transfer to a clean spice grinder. Grind to a fine powder.

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Add the turmeric and cayenne. Set aside 1/4 teaspoon of the spice blend; reserve the remaining spice blend.

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Seasoning Mix

Turmeric

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Lay out your halibut on a baking sheet/tray and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Halibut

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Brush or drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and rub the remaining spice mixture over the fish on both sides. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Olive Oil

Fish

Dry Seasoning Rub

Prepare the carrots: While the fish rests, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, fill another bowl with ice and water to create an ice bath. When the water boils, add the carrots and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.

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Ice

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Transfer them to the ice bath with a slotted spoon. Pull them out after about 2 minutes and set aside.

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Ice

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Make the yogurt sauce: Toast the mustard seeds in a pan the same way you did with the coriander and fennel seeds. Crush or grind and stir together with yogurt, olive oil, and grated ginger. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Mustard Seeds

Fennel Seeds

Coriander

Olive Oil

Ginger

Yogurt

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Toast

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a small bowl.

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Bowl

When the table is set, heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.

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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat until shimmering.

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Olive Oil

Add the halibut fillets to the pan and let cook untouched until they begin to release easily from the pan, about 4 minutes. Gently flip and cook the other side until the fish is just cooked through but still slightly translucent in the center.

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Halibut Fillets

Fish

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Remove the fish to the platter.

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Fish

Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in another large skillet over medium-low heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add the carrots and toss to coat. Season with salt.

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Carrot

Salt

Add the shallot and cook until just beginning to soften but still purple, about 2 minutes. Pull from the heat and transfer the carrots to a plate or platter.

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Carrot

Shallot

Add the 1/4 teaspoon reserved spice blend to the residual oil in the pan. Spoon the flavored oil over the carrots and finish with parsley.

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Seasoning Mix

Carrot

Parsley

Cooking Oil

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Serve fish and carrots on 2 pretty plates with carrots.

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Carrot

Fish

Drizzle with yogurt sauce or serve the sauce in a small bowl alongside.

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Why Halibut?

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Halibut

Look for U.S. Pacific or Alaskan {Canadian Pacific} hook-and-line or wild-caught halibut. Also, check Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch for latest news about the best choices.

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Halibut

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From The Newlywed Cookbook: Fresh Ideas & Modern Recipes for Cooking with & for Each Other by Sarah Copeland. Text Copyright © 2012 by Sarah Copeland; photographs copyright © 2012 by Sara Remington. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.

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Servings:

2small bunches

orange, red, or yellow baby carrots, trimmed and peeled 2servings

Freshly ground black pepper 1pinch

Pinch of cayenne pepper 1teaspoon

coriander seeds 1teaspoon

fennel seeds 1teaspoons

grated fresh ginger 2Tbsps

coarsely chopped fresh parsley 1teaspoon

ground turmeric 340grams

170-g Alaskan or Pacific halibut fillets 1teaspoons

mustard seeds 1teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil 2servings

Sea salt 1

shallot, thinly sliced 177milliliters

180 ml whole-milk yogurt

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Halibut. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. You could try Loveblock Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 24 dollars per bottle.