Osso Buco-style Halibut and Whipped Potatoes with Herbs

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 3/4 cup chopped peeled carrot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup white wine
• 4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes in puree (from 15-ounce can)
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/3 cup chopped lemongrass* (from about 3 stalks)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 5-ounce halibut fillets
• Cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• Whipped Potatoes with Herbs
• Gremolata

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic; saute until brown, about 10 minutes.
3. Add tomato paste and cook 2 minutes.
4. Add white wine and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes.
5. Add next 7 ingredients; simmer until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, about 50 minutes.
6. Discard bay leaf.
7. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
8. Preheat oven to 350F.
9. Sprinkle halibut with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
10. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
11. Add fish to skillet and cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
12. Transfer fish to plate.
13. Pour off oil from skillet.
14. Reduce heat to low.
15. Add balsamic vinegar to skillet; simmer 1 minute.
16. Add sauce.
17. Whisk in butter.
18. Season with salt and pepper.
19. Pour sauce into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
20. Place fish atop sauce in dish.
21. Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 10 minutes.
22. Divide potatoes among 6 plates.
23. Top potatoes with fish and sauce.
24. Sprinkle with Gremolata and serve immediately.
25. *Available at Asian markets and in the produce section of some supermarkets.

olive oil, onion, celery, peeled carrot, garlic, tomato paste, white wine, chicken stock, tomatoes, freshly squeezed orange juice, chopped lemongrass, soy sauce, thyme, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, balsamic vinegar, unsalted butter, potatoes

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/osso-buco-045style-halibut-and-whipped-potatoes-with-herbs-104938 (may not work)