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A Seafood Lover’s Dream: Grilled Lemon Halibut with Caper Sauce

We just returned from a trip to coastal Maine, where we ate buckets of local seafood. We cooked lobsters (of course), clams (which we dug up ourselves), crab, and mussels. We ate seafood practically every day (except for a couple … Continue reading

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Halibut is “Perfect for Flavorful Sauces” – Like Chimichurri

The noted seafood chef Rick Moonen calls halibut “a perfect blank canvass,” noting “it’s perfect for pairing with flavorful sauces.” A  favorite of ours sauces hails from South America: chimichurri. So, for us, halibut topped with chimichurri is a heavenly … Continue reading

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Drizzle Your Halibut with an Olive Oil, Citrus & Herb Sauce

John, age 10, is the youngest recipe tester on our “test kitchen” staff. And his opinion carries weight here. John likes wild Alaska salmon when it’s drizzled with a sauce of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh herbs. … Continue reading

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Halibut and Corn Salad w/ “Broken” Tomato Vinaigrette

Michael Chiarello began making what he calls “broken” vinaigrettes in the early 1990s. The Napa Valley chef says they’re “intensely flavored dressings” that are deliberately not emulsified. “Instead, we lightly shake reduced fruit or vegetable juices with a complementary flavored … Continue reading

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Olive Oil Primer: Patience When Poaching Halibut, Other Food

We’ve been checking with chefs about how they poach food in extra virgin olive oil. Denver-area chef Gregory Strickland is a big fan of the cooking technique. He tells us EVOO “preserves the texture” of a fish like halibut and … Continue reading

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Marie Simmons’ Oven-Roasted Fish w/ Herb-Citrus Dressing

We’re lucky to have a friend who’s been flying regularly to Alaska for the past ten years to go halibut fishing. Bill went again in September, traveling to the fishing port of Seward. He hooked lots of halibut, which was … Continue reading

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