Crab Crusted Halibut, with Orange Ginger Mustard Sauce
4 ea. 6oz. halibut fillets
1/2 # crab mix
2 ea. yukon gold potatoes (cut into 1/8 " cubes,
-tossed with oil, herbs, salt, pepper & roasted)
3 C zucchini, (cut julienne)
1/2 tsp. fresh garlic (chopped)
1/2 C tomato (seeded & diced)
1 C orange ginger sauce
1 bunch (chervil) for garnish
 
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Crab Mix
3 oz. fresh crab meat
5 T mayonnaise
2 T red bell pepper (fine dice)
2 T green onion, (sliced thin)
2 T celery (fine dice)
2 tsp. Italian parsley (chopped)
3/4 tsp. dry mustard
pinch cayenne pepper
pinch white pepper
dash tabasco sauce
6 T bread crumbs
pinch Salt
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Orange Ginger Mustard Sauce
1 C orange juice
1 T shallot (minced)
3/4 tsp. ginger (peeled & minced)
1/2 C white wine
1/4 tsp. whole black peppercorns
1/2 C heavy cream
1/2 # unsalted butter (cut into small cubes)
2 T Napa Valley orange ginger mustard or whole grain mustard
To taste salt & pepper
 
 
Crab Mix 
- Combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Orange Ginger Mustard Sauce
- Combine orange juice, white wine, shallots, ginger & peppercorns in stainless steel sauce pot.
Place sauce pot on a medium heat and reduce the sauce until syrupy. - Add the heavy cream and reduce again until thick.
- Reduce heat and slowly add the butter a little at a time while stirring constantly.
- When all the butter is melted into the sauce, remove from heat.
- Strain the sauce, add the mustard, and season with salt and pepper.
- Keep warm until ready to use, but be careful not to let boil.
Halibut
- Lay out halibut fillets, and season with salt & pepper.
- Spread about 2 oz. of the crab mix evenly onto each fillet.
- Place crab crusted halibut onto greased baking pan.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 6-8 minutes or until the fish is flaky.
- While the fish is baking, reheat the roasted Yukon gold potatoes.
- Sauté the julienne zucchini in olive oil, and add the chopped garlic.
- Add the diced tomatoes, and season with salt & pepper.
- When the fish is cooked, place the sautéed zucchini into the center of four plates. Then place the roasted Yukon gold potatoes around the zucchini.
- Ladle the orange ginger sauce onto the plate.
- Place the crab crusted halibut on top of the zucchini & potatoes.
- Garnish with fresh chervil leaves.




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