5 Almond Halibut

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Almond halibut ingredients one third cup dry white wine, two
tablespoons cider vinegar, two tablespoons minced shllets, one sprig fresh thyme,
one bay leaf, one third cup heavy cream, ten tablespoons

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on salted butter, chilled, cut into tablespoon size pieces, three
tablespoons chopped fresh chives, two teaspoons fresh lemon juice, salt
and pepper to taste. Six six ounce filet halibut, two

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tablespoons vegetable oil, one tablespoon unsalted butter, one fourth cup
fresh bread crumbs, two thirds cup minced blanched almonds, one
tablespoon on salted butter, melted, one egg, lightly beaten. Instruction

(01:09):
one in a saucepan over medium heat, combine wine, vinegar, shallots, thyme,
bay leaf, Boil until liquid has evaporated. Stir in cream
and boil until liquid is reduced by half. Then decrease
heat to low. Then whisk in a butter one piece

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at a time, adding each new piece before previous one
has melted completely. Do not allow sauce to simmer, or
it may separate. Two strained sauce through a fine seve
into a heatproof bowl. Stir in chives, lemon juice, salt, pepper.

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Keep warm by setting bowl in a bigger container of
hot water. Three preheat oven on broiler, setting pat filets
dry and season with salt and pepper. Four heat oil
and one tablespoon butter and skillet over a medium high heat.

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Saute halibut filets for two to three minutes on each side,
or until lightly browned and just cooked through. Transfer to
a baking sheet and cool for five to seven minutes
in a bowl. Stir together bread crumbs, almonds, and one
tablespoon melted butter. Brush tops of filets with egg and

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spread with almond mixture. Five Broil filets one to two minutes,
or until browned. Place filets on individual plates.