Description
A show-stopping dish that is easy to prepare and bake in the oven. The Asian sauce thickens and becomes the perfect accessory to the fish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 halibut fillets (about 6 ounces each)
Asian Sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 green onions, finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest
- Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking pan with parchment or foil for easy clean up.
- Pat the halibut fillets dry and arrange fillets, skin side down, on the baking pan with 2” around each fish piece.
- Mix the ingredients for the Asian sauce in a small container and stir well to combine.
- Carefully spoon the Asian sauce over the fish pieces (it will pour off the sides and pool around the fish).
- Arrange the baking dish on the oven rack, being careful not to spill, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Open the oven and baste the fish with the sauce that has pooled around the fish (it will be thicker and somewhat sticky now it’s been in the oven).
- After another 2 minutes of cooking, remove the baking pan from the oven and let the fish rest for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the halibut to a serving tray and spoon all the thicken sauce that has pooled on the parchment onto the fish. Sprinkle with lime zest and green onion slices.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves.
- Serve with rice to soak up the extra sauce.
Notes
Look for halibut fillets that are of even thickness, between 3/4” to 1“ thick. If your fillet is thicker, you will need to increase the total cooking time.
Replace the dark soy sauce and soy sauce with tamari if gluten intolerant.
If you are comfortable working in a hot oven, place the baking pan in the oven before spooning the sauce on the halibut fillets.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet