Osso Buco-style Halibut and Whipped Potatoes with Herbs |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Osso buco is a traditional Italian dish of veal shanks simmered in a pungent tomato sauce and topped with gremolata. Ming Tsai's clever version is made with fish. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1/2 medium onion, chopped |
3/4 cup chopped celery |
3/4 cup chopped peeled carrot |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 tablespoon tomato paste |
1 cup white wine |
4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth |
1 cup crushed tomatoes in puree (from 15-ounce can) |
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice |
1/3 cup chopped lemongrass* (from about 3 stalks) |
1/4 cup soy sauce |
4 fresh thyme sprigs |
1 bay leaf |
6 5-ounce halibut fillets |
cayenne pepper |
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar |
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature |
whipped potatoes with herbs |
gremolata |
Directions:
1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic; sauté until brown, about 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook 2 minutes. Add white wine and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Add next 7 ingredients; simmer until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, about 50 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle halibut with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add fish to skillet and cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fish to plate. Pour off oil from skillet. Reduce heat to low. Add balsamic vinegar to skillet; simmer 1 minute. Add sauce. Whisk in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce into 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Place fish atop sauce in dish. Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 10 minutes.
3. Divide potatoes among 6 plates. Top potatoes with fish and sauce. Sprinkle with Gremolata and serve immediately.
4. *Available at Asian markets and in the produce section of some supermarkets.
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