Halibut is a very versatile fish, and also tasty and very healthy. It can not only be fried in a pan or baked in the oven, but also smoked at home or steamed.
The fish is not very high-calorie: approximately 129 kcal per 100 g of product, which allows you to use it for medical and dietary nutrition. And how many delicious ways to prepare this product - not count.
Methods for making halibut
To bake halibut in the oven, you first need to clean it well and remove the entrails, rinse in running water and dry with kitchen paper towels. It is advisable to use a chilled product. The dish will turn out tasty and appetizing.
Fish can be prepared in one of the following ways:
- Remove entrails and head and bake whole on a baking sheet.
- Cut into portions and cook under the "coat" of vegetables or hard cheese. Halibut in the oven with cheese turns juicy and very tasty.
- Wrap portions in foil or parchment paper, adding white wine.
- Cook the fish in tomato or sour cream sauce.
How to quickly and tasty bake halibut with a side dish of potatoes
Halibut in the oven with potatoes is a simple but delicious dish that is very easy to prepare. He is not ashamed to serve guests even to the festive table. For cooking, we recommend using fish fillet or portioned steaks. You will need:
- 900 g halibut;
- 600 g of new potatoes;
- 2 medium carrots;
- 2 large onions;
- 5-6 cloves of garlic;
- 80 g of butter;
- coarse salt;
- freshly ground black pepper;
- a large pinch of dry basil;
- 5 sprigs of fresh parsley;
- mold release oil.
How to bake halibut in the oven
Lubricate the large refractory form with vegetable oil. Turn on the oven to warm up to a temperature of 185 ° C. You can also cook halibut in sour cream in the oven, but then we recommend that you prepare the side dish separately.
Cut onions into thick half rings, thoroughly mash it with your hands so that it releases juice, and place in the center of the pan.
Prepare the fish: rinse and dry if necessary, season generously with a mixture of ground peppers and salt, sprinkle with dry basil. Put halibut on an onion pillow and spread thin slices of butter on top.
Peel vegetables and peels, crush the garlic with a knife (so it’s better to give its aroma and taste when baked) and arrange in a random order in shape.
Cut the young potatoes and carrots, put in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add a little sunflower oil and mix the vegetables so that they are covered with an oil film.
Arrange the vegetables around the fish, flatten and place the mold in a hot oven. Then halibut in the oven is baked evenly.
When the vegetables are ready, you can take out a baking sheet. This time will be enough to prepare the fish. And thanks to the butter, it will remain juicy and acquire a crispy crust.
Serve halibut fillet baked in the oven with potatoes, portioned, accompanied by fresh herbs and vegetable salad.
Halibut in original sauce
If you wish, you can bake halibut in the oven as a whole. The recipe below is perfect for the daily nutrition of the whole family. Moreover, the fish cooked according to it is worthy of a festive table. On a large baking sheet you can bake several carcasses at once, which greatly simplifies the cooking process.
To prepare you will need:
- small carcass of halibut;
- 65 ml of sunflower oil;
- 2-3 lemons;
- 50 ml of soy sauce;
- 1 tbsp. a spoon of honey;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chili sauce;
- 50 g butter;
- coarse salt - to taste;
- a little black pepper;
- 5 branches of dill and parsley.
How to bake whole halibut
Prepare the fish for baking: peel it without damaging the skin, remove the insides and cut from the head of the gill. For an aesthetic look, we recommend not to remove the fish head.
Rinse the fish and dry it thoroughly with kitchen paper towels. Lubricate it with softened butter. Season the carcass well with salt and a mixture of ground peppers and briefly set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix soy sauce with a small amount of vegetable oil, add chili and liquid honey. Stir and generously coat the fish, leaving a little mixture for lubrication and glazing during baking.
Coarsely chop fresh greens, and lay it in the abdomen of the fish. Cut one lemon with thick enough rings, and the second, on the contrary, as thin as possible, with almost transparent rings.
Insert thick lemon slices into the abdomen of the fish. Put a part of thin rings on a baking sheet, place a fish on them and place the remaining slices on top.
Grease the halibut with the remaining sauce and place in the preheated oven for at least 25 minutes. After 12-15 minutes, the form must be removed. Once again, walk with a brush with sauce on the surface of halibut, return the form to the oven and bake until tender.
Having cooked the whole halibut in the oven, serve it to the table in this form, without dividing it into portions. To do this, take a serving dish, decorate it with fresh herbs. Put the finished fish on it, lay next to it slices of fresh lemon, halves of cherry tomatoes, chopped fresh or lightly salted cucumbers. Halibut in the oven is ready.
Useful hints and tips
If you intend to bake halibut in the oven as a whole, try to purchase an already gutted and cleaned carcass, this will save you not only strength, but also reduce the cooking time.
To make the potatoes golden and delicious when baked, it is worth seasoning it with small amounts of turmeric or sweet paprika. It is these spices that can transform the root crop.