Fresh Halibut Baked With Smoked Salmon
By: Colin Saunders
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 6:19pm

Ingredients




1/8 pound kippered (soft-smoked) salmon cut ¼" strips
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons sherry
2 pounds halibut steak 1" thick
4 ounces butter
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons coarsely-chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation

1 Melt butter in skillet over medium flame; when very hot but not smoking, brown steaks quickly, 2 minutes on each side; add lemon juice and sherry; season with pepper to taste; heat 1 minute only; remove from heat. 2 Place halibut in shallow glass dish; pour pan juices over; garnish with nuts and smoked salmon. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. 3 This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings. 4 NOTES :