Delicious, quick, and easy. I grilled the halibut along with asparagus on our Traeger BBQ. Roasted garlic couscous completed the meal.
Grilled Halibut with Tarragon Beurre Blanc
Serve with Rosemary-Garlic Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus with Lemon and Pecorino. Choose U.S. wild-caught halibut. The sauce would be tasty with cod or inexpensive tilapia.
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 fillet and about 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce)
Total:
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Recipe Time
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13 Minutes
Total:
13 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 242
- Fat: 10.7g
- Saturated fat: 5.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Protein: 29.1g
- Carbohydrate: 2.3g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Cholesterol: 99mg
- Iron: 0.4mg
- Sodium: 303mg
- Calcium: 21mg
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup chopped shallots
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 large tarragon sprigs
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
- 4 (6-ounce) halibut fillets
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Cooking spray
- Rosemary-Garlic Roasted Potatoes
- Asparagus with Lemon and Pecorino
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 9 minutes). Remove from heat; strain through a fine sieve over a measuring cup, pressing mixture to release liquid. Discard solids. Return liquid to pan. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring with a whisk until butter is incorporated. Stir in tarragon.
- 2. Sprinkle fish evenly with salt and ground pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with sauce.
Note:
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Grilled Halibut with Tarragon Beurre Blanc Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Family, Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate
- COOKING METHOD: Grill Pan
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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