Halibut With Grapefruit Beurre Blanc

Serves: 6

Iva Padberg

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

42

Sweetness

45

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1

Make beurre blanc: Finely grate 1 teaspoon zest from a grapefruit

2

Squeeze 1/2 cup juice from a white grapefruit

3

Cut peel, including all white pith, from remaining fruit with a sharp paring knife and cut segments free from membranes

4

Chop enough grapefruit segments (use all colors) to measure 1/2 cup

5

Reserve 1 cup of remaining whole segments

6

Boil juice, wine, shallot, and vinegar in a small heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon

7

Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter 1 piece at a time, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool sauce and adding each new piece of butter before previous one has melted completely (sauce must not get hot enough to separate)

8

Stir in chopped grapefruit and season with salt and pepper

9

Keep beurre blanc warm in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of hot water

10

Finely grate 1 teaspoon zest from a grapefruit

11

Squeeze 1/2 cup juice from a white grapefruit

12

Cut peel, including all white pith, from remaining fruit with a sharp paring knife and cut segments free from membranes

13

Chop enough grapefruit segments (use all colors) to measure 1/2 cup

14

Reserve 1 cup of remaining whole segments

15

Boil juice, wine, shallot, and vinegar in a small heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon

16

Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter 1 piece at a time, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool sauce and adding each new piece of butter before previous one has melted completely (sauce must not get hot enough to separate)

17

Stir in chopped grapefruit and season with salt and pepper

18

Keep beurre blanc warm in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of hot water

19

Cook fish and vegetables: Preheat oven to 250°F

20

Pat halibut dry and season with salt and pepper

21

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, in batches if necessary, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total

22

Transfer fish to a shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven

23

Wipe skillet clean and heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes

24

Add endives and sauté, stirring, until leaves are slightly wilted, about 1 minute

25

Stir in reserved whole grapefruit segments and remove from heat

26

Serve fish over mushrooms, topped with beurre blanc and zest

27

Preheat oven to 250°F

28

Pat halibut dry and season with salt and pepper

29

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, in batches if necessary, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total

30

Transfer fish to a shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven

31

Wipe skillet clean and heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes

32

Add endives and sauté, stirring, until leaves are slightly wilted, about 1 minute

33

Stir in reserved whole grapefruit segments and remove from heat

34

Serve fish over mushrooms, topped with beurre blanc and zest