Potato-Crusted Halibut Steaks
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 large shallot, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leafed parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chopped drained capers
- 4 flat anchovies, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped fine
- six 1-inch-thick boneless halibut steaks (each about 7 ounces)
- 3/4 pound russet (baking) potatoes (about 1 1/2)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional if necessary
- Garnish: flat-leafed-parsley leaves
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- and lightly oil a shallow baking pan.
- In a heavy saucepan boil wine with shallot until reduced to about 1/2 cup.
- Remove pan from heat and whisk in lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley.
- Add oil in a stream, whisking until combined well, and season with salt and pepper.
- Keep sauce warm.
- In a small bowl stir together mayonnaise, capers, anchovies, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Pat halibut steaks dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on top of steaks.
- Peel potatoes and quarter lengthwise.
- Grate potatoes coarse, preferably using a food processor.
- Pat a heaping 1/4 cup potato evenly on mayonnaise mixture on each steak.
- In a 12-inch non-stick skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking.
- Carefully arrange 2 steaks, potato sides down, in oil and cook, pressing down occasionally with a slotted spatula, about 5 minutes, or until potato is golden brown and cooked through.
- Carefully invert steaks as browned into oiled pan (potato sides should be up) and season with salt and pepper.
- Repeat procedure with remaining steaks, adding more oil to skillet if necessary.
- Bake steaks in pan in middle of oven 10 to 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Serve steaks with sauce and garnish with parsley.
white wine, shallot, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, flatleafed parsley, extravirgin olive oil, mayonnaise, capers, anchovies, russet, olive oil, flatleafedparsley
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/potato-crusted-halibut-steaks-10043 (may not work)