Smoked Halibut or Turbot

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Homestyle Chinese Cooking

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1997

  • About

The technique of preparing this dish is adapted from the well-known Cantonese dish called Smoked Pomfret. While pomfret, a fish of subtle taste and texture, is easily available in South China, Southeast Asia, and India, it is never seen fresh in Europe and North America. But cod, halibut, and turbot, all available on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, can be used successfully as substitutes. Compared to halibut and turbot, cod steaks are much more economical, while their taste and texture, u