Recipe courtesy of Leslie G Pendleton

Roasted Halibut with Onion Wine Sauce

  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Total: 20 min
  • Cook: 20 min
The wine red of the onions against the stark white of the fish makes this dish as satisfying to look at as it is to devour.
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Ingredients

2 cups sliced onion (about one large onion)

1 garlic clove, minced

2 teaspoons olive oil

1/3 cup dry red wine

1/4 cup water

2 teaspoons sugar

Coarse kosher or sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

4 halibut steaks (about 8 ounces each)

Directions

  1. In a nonstick skillet, cook the onion and garlic in oil, stirring over moderately low heat until onions are pale golden and translucent. Add the wine, water, sugar, salt, and pepper and simmer the sauce for 2 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  3. Season the halibut with salt and pepper and arrange it in a single layer in a baking dish. Top with the onion sauce. Roast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until the fish is just cooked through.

Cook’s Note

The sauce can be made 1 day in advance, kept covered and refrigerated.

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Thomas R.

I changed the recipe slightly by using some Adobo seasoning along with salt/pep on the halibut. I used a sweet Maui onion and sauteed it for about 7 minutes or so rather than two and lastly I used about 3/4 to 1 cup of good red wine. I used convection heat for about 23 minutes (my halibut was one piece from Costco and about 1.2 pounds). It turned out very moist and perfectly done. Served it with sauce and onions on top. Next time, I'm going to chop up about 4 pieces of thick bacon and saute that with my onion. I think the bacon will add a lot of flavor. Note: there's a Tyler Florence recipe that uses dijon on the halibut then wrapped in Serrano or Prosciutto, seared then baked...this is the best Halibut recipe we've used....which gave me the idea of using the bacon with this one. All in all, this was a home run.....serve a nice dry Reisling or French Sauvignon Blanc with it (or even a Rose) and you're set to sail.

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