Pan Sauteed Halibut with Curried Corn Sauce and Tomato Chutney

Directions

Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and green apples and cook until soft. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add curry powder and cook for 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Strain stock into a clean medium saucepan. Add the corn to the stock and cook for 30 minutes, covered. Place the cream in a small saucepan and cook until reduced by half. Add the reduced cream to the stock and simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredients

Halibut:

• 4 (6-ounce) halibut fillets
• Olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Heat a large saute pan or grill pan over high heat. Brush halibut with the oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the halibut for 3 minutes on each side. Serve with corn sauce and tomato chutney.

Tomato Chutney:

• 6 plum tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onions
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• Salt

Place all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes, season with salt. Serve at room temperature.

Curry Powder:

• 2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon ground fenugreek seed
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom seed
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• In a bowl combine all curry powder ingredients.

Curried Corn Sauce:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 green apple, peeled, cored and diced

1 tablespoon minced garlic

3 tablespoons curry powder

4 cups fish stock

1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed

1 cup heavy cream

Salt and freshly ground pepper