I've always loved entertaining friends and family. Food is my love language, so if I cook for you, you know I care about you! Well, it’s oh-fish-ial, I love you all!
This recipe seemed challenging because I've never grilled fish before. Plus, there's the added benefit of halibut and fish puns...who doesn't love those?
Ingredients:
Marinade:
1/4 c. olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
2 TB chopped cilantro
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 tsp kosher salt
5 halibut fillets (6 to 8oz each)
Aioli:
1 whole roasted red pepper - cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper - cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped
2 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 TB of cilantro leaves
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 c. mayo
1 c. olive oil
In a shallow bowl, combine the marinade ingredients. Add the halibut; turning once to fully coat the fish. If time permits, allow to marinate for up to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
In a food processor or blender, place the red pepper, jalapeno, garlic, lemon zest and juice, cilantro, salt, and mayo. Process for 30 seconds, until smooth. With the motor running, gradually add the olive oil until incorporated into pepper mixture. Taste and adjust if necessary [I added more salt, lemon juice, and cilantro]. Can be made a day ahead and refrigerated until ready to serve.
Heat an outdoor grill to medium [someone tell me what this means, please? My grill just has a dial.] Grill halibut 4-5 minutes per side, for a total cooking time of 8-10 minutes.
Confession - I had a hard time picking a recipe here because most are made for a crowd. This one I pared down for just the two of us. I've never grilled fish, but I'm a sucker for a good sauce! [The sequel to this blog might be "Saucy Girl" where I just make sauces that I want to put on everything] We both agree that this meal made the top 5 in this blog. It's summery, it's light, and the sauce could go on everything from shrimp tacos to bruschetta. I'm definitely making this again, because that fish is so classy, it’s like it’s so-fish-ticated.
Ok, I've haddock up to here with the fish puns.
People just say them for the sheer halibut.
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