Halibut with Swiss Chard and Ginger Cream Sauce
- 6 7-ounce halibut fillets, each about 1 1/2 inches thick by 2 inches wide
- Olive oil
- 3 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup bottled clam juice
- 2/3 cup dry white wine
- 12 large green or red Swiss chard leaves, thick stems removed
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Brush fish with oil.
- Mix ginger, shallots and garlic in heavy small saucepan.
- Rub 1 teaspoon ginger mixture over each fish fillet.
- Add clam juice and wine to remaining ginger mixture in saucepan.
- Boil mixture until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
- Steam Swiss chard until just tender, about 30 seconds.
- Transfer chard to strainer and rinse with cold water.
- Drain.
- Pat chard dry.
- Place 1 chard leaf on work surface.
- Place another leaf next to first, overlapping long sides.
- Place 1 fish fillet crosswise near 1 end of chard, leaving 2-inch border on short sides of fish.
- Season fish with salt and pepper.
- Fold 2 long sides of chard over fish, then roll up fish in chard, enclosing completely.
- Repeat with remaining chard and fish.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Cover ginger mixture and fish separately and chill.)
- Place steaming rack over boiling water in large Dutch oven.
- Place fish on rack.
- Cover; steam until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to plates.
- Meanwhile, add cream to ginger mixture in saucepan.
- Boil until mixture thickens to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes.
- Spoon sauce around fish.
inches wide, olive oil, fresh ginger, shallots, garlic, clam juice, white wine, green, whipping cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/halibut-with-swiss-chard-and-ginger-cream-sauce-416 (may not work)