Healthy Halibut With Beurre Blanc
Healthy Halibut With Beurre Blanc is a light yet elegant seafood dish made with tender halibut cheeks and a silky dill infused butter sauce, offering refined flavor with simple, nourishing preparation.
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Ingredients
For the Beurre Blanc Sauce
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- White pepper to taste
For the Halibut
- 4 to 8 halibut cheeks
- 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- ΒΌ lemon
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Mince the shallots, squeeze the lemon juice, measure the white wine, and cut the cold butter into cubes, keeping the butter chilled until needed.
- Simmer the shallots, lemon juice, and white wine over medium heat until reduced by about two thirds, glossy, and aromatic.
- Lower the heat and whisk in the cold butter one cube at a time until the sauce becomes pale, creamy, and smooth, then season gently.
- Heat a non stick pan with grapeseed oil and butter, season the halibut cheeks, and cook briefly on each side until just opaque.
- Whisk finely chopped dill into the warm beurre blanc just before serving to keep the flavor fresh.
- Plate the halibut cheeks, spoon the dill beurre blanc over the top, and serve immediately while warm.