Succulent and flaky halibut steaks, a delicacy from the cold waters of the North Atlantic, take center stage in this culinary journey to the charming state of Maine. This article presents a collection of delectable halibut recipes that capture the essence of Maine's rich seafood tradition. From the classic simplicity of pan-seared halibut steaks to the comforting warmth of halibut chowder, each recipe promises a unique taste adventure. Discover the secrets to achieving perfectly cooked halibut, with tips on selecting the freshest fish and mastering the art of gentle handling. Embark on a culinary voyage that celebrates the bounty of the sea and the culinary heritage of Maine with these delightful halibut recipes.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
BAKED HALIBUT STEAKS
An Italian-style vegetable and feta cheese topping is the perfect enhancement to delicious baked halibut.
Provided by dakota kelly
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a shallow baking dish.
- Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir in zucchini, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Remove saucepan from heat and mix in tomatoes, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Arrange halibut steaks in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Spoon equal amounts of the zucchini mixture over each steak. Top with feta cheese.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.7 g, Cholesterol 65.5 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 38.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 384.8 mg, Sugar 4 g
MAPLE GRILLED HALIBUT STEAKS
This also works well with other fish steaks. Prepare the soy sauce mixture well in advance, it needs time to cool to room temperature. Because of the sodium content in the soy sauce do not use any extra salt, or use low-sodium soy sauce.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Halibut
Time 40m
Yield 2 halibut steaks
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place butter, maple syrup, garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, ginger (if using) and black pepper in a saucepan; heat until the butter has melted (about 2 minutes) stirring constantly, then cool to room temperature.
- Brush each and both sides of the steaks VERY generously with the soy sauce mixture, reserving some to brush on the fish while grilling.
- Place into a shallow glass dish, cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.
- Lightly oil the grill grate.
- Cook the fish for about 5 minutes per side brushing with remaining sauce (discard any remaining sauce).
EASY GRILLED HALIBUT STEAKS
No one would guess you use convenient ingredients like brown sugar, soy sauce and lemon juice in this simple recipe. I always get compliments.- Mary Ann Dell, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Cook and stir until butter is melted. Remove from the heat; set aside., Grill halibut on greased rack, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, basting frequently with butter mixture, 4-5 minutes on each side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 60mg cholesterol, Sodium 273mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 30g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PAN FRIED HALIBUT STEAK WITH LIGHT GREEN SAUCE
A delightful and rich halibut recipe with a memorable herbed white wine cream sauce.
Provided by Charter Guy
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Halibut
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse the halibut steaks and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper, then dust with flour.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the halibut steaks in the butter for 4 to 5 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and stir the wine into the pan, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom. Mix in the lemon juice, then stir in the cream. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Season with parsley, basil and capers, and stir for another minute. Serve halibut with sauce spooned over it. Garnish with additional parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.6 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 143 mg, Fat 28 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 49.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 344.2 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
HALIBUT STEAKS
This is an easy low fat low calorie recipe - great for those who have to watch your cholesterol !!
Provided by LITTLEASTA
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Halibut
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic and zucchini. Cover, and cook stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Place halibut steaks into a shallow baking dish, and top with the sauteed vegetables. Season with basil, salt and pepper.
- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then remove the dish, and cover the fillets with a layer of sliced tomato. Return to the oven, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.3 calories, Carbohydrate 6.1 g, Cholesterol 54.4 mg, Fat 6.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 37.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 296 mg, Sugar 3 g
GRILLED LEMON GARLIC HALIBUT STEAKS
Stake out new weeknight dinner options with grilled fish that's on the table in 30 minutes.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. In shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix lemon juice, 1 tablespoon oil, the salt, pepper and garlic. Add fish; turn several times to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate 10 minutes.
- Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill fish 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, turning once and brushing with marinade, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade.
- Sprinkle fish with parsley and lemon peel.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 43 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 290 mg
BUTTER-BASTED HALIBUT STEAKS WITH CAPERS
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories Fish Sauté Quick & Easy Dinner Seafood Halibut Capers Butter Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Season halibut with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat until beginning to smoke. Cook halibut until golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Turn and cook until other side of fish is golden brown, about 4 minutes longer.
- Add butter, thyme sprigs, and garlic to pan and cook, tilting pan and spooning butter over fish, until halibut is opaque throughout and butter is brown, about 2 minutes. Add capers; toss in butter to warm through.
- Divide halibut among plates and spoon butter sauce over.
GRILLED HALIBUT STEAKS
Categories Marinate Quick & Easy Backyard BBQ Halibut Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Gourmet
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Prepare grill.
- In a dry small skillet toast fennel seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant and a shade darker. In an electric coffee/spice grinder grind seeds. Mince garlic. Squeeze juice from lemon into a small bowl and stir in fennel, garlic, salt, and oil. Put halibut in a large dish and pour marinade over it, turning fish to coat. Marinate halibut, covered and chilled, at least 10 minutes and no more than 1 hour.
- Grill halibut on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, grill halibut in a hot oiled well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderate heat.)
- Serve halibut with tsatsiki.
GRILLED HALIBUT STEAKS
"This recipe called for salmon, but I substituted another fish with delicious results," says Lisa Rowley of North East, Maryland. "It saves me time in the kitchen because all I have to do is mix up the seasoned butter, then turn it over to my husband, who does the grilling.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; let stand for 30 minutes. Spread 1 tablespoon herbed butter over each halibut steak., Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill fish, butter side down, covered, over medium heat or broil, buttered side up, 4 in. from the heat for 5-1/2 minutes. , Spread 1 tablespoon herbed butter over each halibut steak; turn and spread with remaining butter. Grill or broil 5-6 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 756 calories, Fat 43g fat (23g saturated fat), Cholesterol 223mg cholesterol, Sodium 1248mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 85g protein.
HALIBUT STEAKS
These halibut steaks are good with "Lemon roasted potatoes" (recipe in Recipezaar) and steamed/buttered asparagus with a little of the grated Swiss cheese sprinkled over the asparagus.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Halibut
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Arrange steaks in buttered or sprayed shallow oven dish.
- Arrange lemon and onion slices over fish.
- Season with pepper and allspice.
- Carefully pour wine over all.
- Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Combine- bread crumbs, grated cheese, parsley.
- Sprinkle over fish.
- Dot with butter or margarine.
- Bake uncovered in 350°F oven for 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.4, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 46.5, Sodium 115.9, Carbohydrate 8.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 1.6, Protein 25.6
HALIBUT STEAKS WITH CHILI AND LIME
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, quick, main course
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- If you have two large halibut steaks cut each in half, making four portions.
- Combine the lime juice, olive oil, chili powder and garlic in a shallow dish large enough to hold the halibut steaks in a single layer. Add a pinch of salt if desired.
- Place the halibut steaks in the dish, turn them once, cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Turn them again and marinate another 30 minutes.
- Preheat grill or broiler to very hot. Grill or broil the halibut steaks until lightly browned on one side, about six minutes, then turn and cook them on the other side. Baste them with the marinade a couple of times during cooking.
- When the fish is done, place the remaining marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Spoon the heated marinade over the fish and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 592, UnsaturatedFat 24 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 627 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 2 grams
BARBEQUE HALIBUT STEAKS
A simple recipe for barbecued halibut. Soy sauce and brown sugar add a special zip that is uncommonly delicious.
Provided by Duane Glende
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Halibut
Time 25m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
- Place butter, brown sugar, garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, and pepper in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Lightly oil grill grate. Brush fish with brown sugar sauce, and place on grill. Cook for 5 minutes per side, or until fish can be easily flaked with a fork, basting with sauce. Discard remaining basting sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.5 g, Cholesterol 68.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 338.3 mg, Sugar 9 g
PAN-SEARED MARINATED HALIBUT FILLETS
Provided by Alex Witchel
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large sealable plastic bag, combine the 6 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, basil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add fish, seal bag, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
- In a large flat skillet (do not use a ridged pan), pour light olive oil or vegetable oil, tilting pan to spread evenly. Warm over high heat until smoking, then add fish fillets. Brush top and sides with marinade. Cook until seared, about 3 minutes; turn and sear other side, about 3 more minutes. Brush top and sides with marinade again. Reduce heat to medium. Cook until centers of fillets are just opaque, 2 to 4 minutes more on each side depending on thickness, brushing with marinade as before. Garnish with parsley, if desired, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 370, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 473 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose fresh halibut steaks: Look for steaks that are firm and have a mild, briny smell. Avoid steaks that are slimy or have a strong odor.
- Brine the halibut steaks: Brining helps to add flavor and moisture to the fish. To brine the steaks, dissolve 1/2 cup of salt in 4 cups of cold water. Place the steaks in the brine and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Season the halibut steaks: Before cooking, season the steaks with salt, pepper, and any other desired spices. You can also add a drizzle of olive oil to help keep the steaks moist.
- Cook the halibut steaks over medium heat: Cooking the steaks over medium heat will help to prevent them from overcooking and becoming dry. Cook the steaks for 4-5 minutes per side, or until they are cooked through.
- Serve the halibut steaks immediately: Halibut steaks are best served immediately after they are cooked. You can serve them with a variety of sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Conclusion:
Halibut steaks are a delicious and versatile fish that can be cooked in a variety of ways. Whether you are grilling, baking, or pan-frying, these tips will help you to cook halibut steaks perfectly every time. So next time you are looking for a delicious and healthy seafood meal, give halibut steaks a try.
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