Thyme-Crusted Buttery Halibut with Parsley Sauce
Thyme-Crusted Buttery Halibut with Parsley Sauce is a pescatarian main course. One serving contains 359 calories, 33g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of parsley leaves, butter, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.
Instructions
In a mini food processor, combine the parsley with the olive oil, shallot and lemon juice and process to a coarse puree. Season with salt and pepper.
In a shallow bowl, mix the flour with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Press 1 tablespoon of the thyme leaves onto the halibut and dredge in the flour, shaking off the excess.
In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter. When the foam subsides, add the halibut pieces and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden brown and just cooked, about 3 minutes per side. Reduce the heat to moderate if the fish is getting too dark.
Transfer the halibut to plates and sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves.
Serve with the parsley sauce.
Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir
Halibut works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. 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. One wine you could try is Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 26 dollars.
Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris
A blend of three great vineyards, this vivid grape crafts a food-friendly wine, bright and pure. Gray it isn't. The knife-edged acid, with pear, lemon sorbet, spice and jasmine makes your mouth water and your hands shake.