Pistachio-Crusted Arctic Char |
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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 40 min Ingredients:
1 cup shelled pistachios (not dyed red; 4 ounces) |
1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves |
2 tablespoons minced shallot |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
6 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened |
6 pieces arctic char fillet (1 to 1 1/4 inches thick) with skin (6 ounces each) |
1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil |
Directions:
1. Coarsely chop pistachios in a food processor, then add basil, shallot, salt, pepper, and 6 tablespoons butter and purée until mixture forms a paste.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F.
3. Remove any bones from fish with tweezers and pat fish dry.
4. Heat oil and remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown skin sides of fillets in 2 batches, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Transfer fillets as browned, skin sides down, to a lightly oiled shallow baking pan (1 inch deep).
5. Divide pistachio paste among fillet pieces and spread evenly in a 1/8-inch-thick layer over top of each.
6. Bake fillets in middle of oven until just cooked through, 9 to 11 minutes.
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