Macadamia Crusted Halibut With Mango And Scallion Garnish
- 3 lbs halibut fillets, cut thick
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- 1 mango, peeled and removed from seed
- 8 tablespoons white wine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1 lime, juice of
- 6 1/2 tablespoons light olive oil (for fish)
- 1 teaspoon black sesame seed, toasted
- sea salt
- 3 scallions (green part only)
- 1/4 cup olive oil (for scallions)
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F
- Toast the macadamia nuts on a baking sheet until golden.
- Allow to cool completely.
- In a food processor, add the cooled macadamia nuts and bread crumbs.
- Pulse until a crumbly mixture is formed.
- Pour crust mixture onto a plate & set aside.
- Cut the halibut into serving size pieces and season with salt.
- In a shallow wide bowl, combine the eggs and water.
- Dredge the halibut pieces in the egg wash and then coat completely with the nut mixture.
- In a non-stick pan, heat the oil. Saute the fish until golden brown on both sides.
- Remove the fish from the heat and place on a baking sheet.
- Set aside.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the mango, sugar and wine.
- Simmer until reduced by three quarters, then add the cream.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Let the mixture cool slightly.
- In a blender, puree mango until smooth. Strain the mango through a mesh sieve into a bowl.
- Add the lime juice and a dash of salt to taste.
- Set aside.
- Fill a bowl with ice and cold water.
- Blanch the green parts of the scallions in boiling salted water for 10 seconds.
- Transfer to ice water with slotted spoon to stop the cooking.
- Remove the scallions from the water and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
- In a blender, puree the scallions with the olive oil, salt, and sugar until smooth.
- Pour the scallion mix through a fine sieve and into a squeeze bottle.
- Set aside.
- To serve: Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F
- Place the black sesame seeds on a baking sheet and toast for approximately 5 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Place the baking sheet of halibut into the warm oven and heat for approximately 5 minutes.
- Spoon a fair amount of warm mango puree onto the plates.
- Place the halibut in the center of plate on top of the mango puree.
- Garnish with a drizzle of scallion oil and sprinkle the sesame seeds around the plate.
- Serve immediately.
eggs, water, breadcrumbs, nuts, fresh dill, mango, white wine, sugar, cream, lime, light olive oil, black sesame seed, salt, scallions, olive oil, sugar, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/macadamia-crusted-halibut-with-mango-and-scallion-garnish-245606 (may not work)