Halibut with Orange-Miso Sauce and Fennel Salad
- 1 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red miso
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallot
- 1/2 teaspoon togarashi (Japanese spice blend; see Note)
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- Four 6-ounce skinless halibut fillets, about 3/4 inch thick
- 1 medium fennel bulbhalved lengthwise, cored and thinly shaved on a mandoline
- 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a medium saucepan, bring the orange juice to a boil.
- Simmer over moderate heat, stirring, until reduced to 3/4 cup, 8 minutes.
- Whisk in the miso, lime juice, ginger, shallot and togarashi.
- Cook for 1 minute, then remove from the heat; gradually whisk in 1/4 cup of the olive oil.
- Season the sauce with salt and pepper and keep warm over very low heat.
- Butter a large ceramic baking dish.
- Season the halibut fillets with salt and pepper and arrange them in the dish.
- Gently rub the fish with the 2 tablespoons of softened butter.
- Add 1/4 cup of water to the dish and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked through.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss the fennel and tomatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Season the salad with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the fish to plates and mound the fennel salad alongside.
- Drizzle the fish with the warm orange-miso sauce and serve.
orange juice, red miso, lime juice, ginger, shallot, togarashi, extravirgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, unsalted butter, bulbhalved lengthwise, cherry tomatoes
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/halibut-orange-miso-sauce-and-fennel-salad (may not work)