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Halibut Substitute

post #1 of 13
10/1/07 at 10:37am
Thread Starter 
What's a good substitute for halibut in a braised dish with olives, capers, tomato sauce, onion, and garlic?

Shel
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post #2 of 13
10/1/07 at 12:02pm
I'd say sea bass or grouper
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post #3 of 13
10/1/07 at 9:46pm
Thread Starter 
Sea bass refers to many fish species, and there are numerous fish that fall under the heading of grouper. I'm on the pacific coast of the US, and atlantic species are prbably not going yto cut it. So, any particular sea bass or grouper you'd suggest?

Shel
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post #4 of 13
10/2/07 at 6:04am
Oh, Im closer to the Atantic I guess. They don't have sea bass in the pacific?

Black or red grouper (definately not Goliath Grouper), and by sea bass I mean the toothfish which is commonly sold as Chilian sea bass.
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post #5 of 13
10/2/07 at 6:25am
not pacific but cod or scrod would substitute....pretty much any firm white fish....shark?

Puttenesca? we've made it with a strip of orange zest and chili flakes too...basil three.....:)

shellfish works well also with that dish.
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post #6 of 13
10/2/07 at 8:13am
Thread Starter 
Not quite a "traditional" puttanesca, but pretty close. I'd like it with big, fresh, wild shrimp, but I'm going to be making this for a friend and she doesn't care much for shrimp.

Tks,

Shel
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post #7 of 13
10/2/07 at 12:41pm
I'd go with snapper....sear the skin side, scored of course and then flip
and add braising liquid....holds up well.....stay with a larger filet cut of
genuine red snapper though....yellowtails, mangrove, and hog, don't work
as well.....believe it or not, sword is really nice braised, just make sure and
get some double cut steaks....2 to 3 inches thick work best....good luck!!!
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post #8 of 13
10/3/07 at 2:15pm
Hi I am from the UK and frankly I am stunned by some of your replies. The only fish I would substitute for halibut would be turbot, however I am not sure of its availabilty on your side of the pond. It is a more expensive than halibut which itself is costly over here.
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post #9 of 13
10/3/07 at 6:31pm
I don't think any of us meant our suggestions were a good sustitute for
the halibut, but, a good suggestion for a braised fish dish........
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post #10 of 13
10/3/07 at 6:33pm
Turbot, aren't those flat? Why do you think that would work? You mean the tastes are similar?
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post #11 of 13
10/5/07 at 8:14am
Yeah I agree, halibut is a pretty specialized texture so hard to "duplicate" from the "fish" angle. But if what you are looking for is a "delivery system" for a sauce then many firm fleshed white fish work as shroom said and many other suggested. I too would use a snapper for that particular sauce. I also think a nice cod or scrod would work as well. Swordfish would also be very good with the sauce as would a tuna but the texture would be completely different!!! Especially if you poached the swordfish or tuna in olive oil as a cooking method prior to saucing! MMmmmmm!
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post #12 of 13
10/8/07 at 4:58pm
Yeah turbot and halibut are both flat and similar in texture I think the original thread was asking for a substitute for halibut. Sorry for late reply I don't get on here too often. Find it fascinating though.
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post #13 of 13
10/12/07 at 4:45pm

sub for halibut

I would use pickerel or black cod
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