Garlic Halibut

Name: Garlic Halibut
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 38 min
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon peeled, grated ginger; 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves; 1 teaspoon washed, chopped cilantro root or 1 additional tablespoon cilantro leaves; 1 teaspoon washed, chopped cilantro root or 1 additional tablespoon cilantro leaves; 3 tablespoons sugar; ½ cup Asian fish sauce or soy sauce, plus more for brushing; ½ cup Asian fish sauce or soy sauce, plus more for brushing; 4 halibut fillets (6 to 8 ounces each); 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 3 tablespoons Asian (dark) sesame oil, plus more for brushing (optional); 3 tablespoons sake, Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry; 3 tablespoons sake, Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry; 3 tablespoons sake, Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

4 halibut fillets (6 to 8 ounces each)

Americas
United States
Fish course
Pescatarian
Low carb
High protein
Low calorie

Method

Rinse the fish fillets under cold running water and blot dry with paper towels. Arrange the fillets in a nonreactive baking dish just large enough to hold them.
Prepare the marinade: Pound the garlic, ginger, cilantro leaves and root, if using, and sugar to a paste in a mortar with a pestle as shown in Marinating the Fish, Step 1<