Oregon Halibut with Garlic & Herbed Butter

Oregon Halibut with Garlic & Herbed Butter

Scaled Servings: 4 Originally: 4

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature, salted (1 stick)
• 2 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, minced
• 3 tablespoons chives, minced, fresh
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• Jacobsen sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 pounds about 1 inch thick, halibut fillets, at room temperature

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. For the herb butter, in a medium bowl, combine the butter, garlic, chopped herbs, and lemon zest plus salt
   and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly and transfer to a small saucepan.
3. Heat the olive oil in a grill pan over high heat. Sprinkle the halibut generously on both sides with salt and
   pepper. Prepare a ceramic baking dish by smearing a tablespoon of the butter on the bottom.
4. Place the fish into the baking dish, and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.
5. Then, heat the herb butter just until melted.
6. Pour melted herb butter over the fish.
7. Place the casserole into the hot oven. Bake for 18 minutes. Fish should be just slightly firm.