Dealing with halibut might be harder than you expect, so it should be treated with the utmost care. Ina Garten’s halibut recipe combines common ingredients with fairly easy instructions to get the job done. What’s even more impressive are the variations — be it herb butter, lemon butter, or cheesy topping.
Ingredients
- Halibut filets — 1 pound, skinless
- Garlic — 2 cloves, minced
- Salt and pepper — ½ tsp.
- Paprika — ½ tsp.
- Olive oil — 2 tbsp.
- Melted butter — 2 tbsp.
Instructions
- Set your oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine all of the ingredients except the halibut filets in a mixing bowl.
- Stir the mixture until smooth.
- Gently brush your fish with the mixture, and follow by placing the fish on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve hot!
Substitutions
- Cooking oil — When it comes to cooking oil, olive oil is the most commonly used. That being said, you could also get away with using avocado oil or coconut oil.
- Paprika — This is the fun part. Even though Ina Garten’s halibut recipe calls for regular paprika, you could replace it with smoked paprika or sweet paprika, depending on your preference. Cayenne pepper could also be considered, although paprika would likely work better.
Variations
- Herb butter sauce — What good is your dish without a proper sauce? Luckily, Ina Garten’s halibut recipe provides us with a delicious herb butter sauce. All you need is chopped rosemary, sage, and thyme. A tablespoon of each would be enough. Mix those with a tablespoon of melted butter, heat the mixture in a saucepan, and you should be good to go!
- Lemon butter sauce — Although herb butter works great, if you are looking for something different, you might want to consider lemon butter sauce. Simply melt some butter in a pan and squeeze a whole lemon over the top. Give it a good mix, and you are all set!
- Cheese topping — A quality topping would definitely turn an average dish into a quality one. Mix a half cup of grated parmesan cheese with butter, salt, pepper, and some lemon juice and spread it over the fish.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Brush
- Baking sheet
- Oven
Storage
- Transfer the leftover halibut into an airtight container.
- Once stored in your fridge, the leftovers will last for three days.
Pro Tips
- The fish — Although halibut is as tasty as fish gets, we do not recommend using frozen ones. You could get away with using frozen halibut, but fresh ones are always better.
- The baking — You would be fine baking the halibut for fifteen minutes. You should check if the fish is completely transparent if you are unsure whether it is done.
