This perhaps the easiest piece of fish to cook. The flesh is firm and typically doesn't stick to the grill and is easy to identify when done cooking. I've cooked this several different ways my favorite is using a stove top grill and serving with a simple sauce of olive oil, sautéed garlic and cilantro.
Ingredients:Halibut filets
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves
1/2 bunch cilantro
Preparation:
Take your halibut filets and place them on a plate with paper towels on the bottom and top. The paper towels will soak up any moisture while the filets come to room temperature. Replace the paper towels if they become saturated.
Heat an 8" sauté pan to medium and add 1 tablespoon olive, 4 cloves rough chopped garlic and chopped cilantro. Let this sauté for just a couple of minutes until the garlic pieces are translucent. Turn off the heat and set a side until the fish is cooked.
Heat you stove top grill pan to medium high. Coat the halibut filets with olive oil and salt and pepper. I have a general cooking rule which is 2/2 flip 2/2 which I will explain.
Place the filets on the grill pan facing 45 degrees to the left side and cook for 2 minutes. Use your tongs and turn the filets 45 degrees to the right side and cook for 2 minutes. After a total of 4 minutes flip the filets and cook them the same, 2 minutes to the left side and then 2 minutes to the right side. At this point the filets should be done. You can check by cutting into the center of one filets and the flesh will be firm and white. If still slightly translucent, cook one more minute. Remove the filets to a serving plate and let rest 2 -3 minutes.
Warm your garlic cilantro sauce and top each filet with a generous portion and serve.
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