Pan-Seared Halibut with Lemon Caper Sauce – Halibut is easy to cook. This pan-seared halibut recipe with lemon, capers, white wine, and butter sauce takes less than 20 minutes. Pan-seared halibut is a healthy protein to whip up on a busy weeknight.
Follow these steps to have a stress-free meal while cooking your Pan-Seared Halibut.
- Use paper towels to pat the halibut fillets dry. This helps ensure even browning.
- Use equal-sized fish fillets. This helps with even cooking times.
- Sprinkle the fish (and all proteins) generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat butter in a large skillet.
- Add the fish in a single layer, and sear, without moving, for 3-4 minutes.
- Carefully flip over, and sear for another 2-4 minutes, until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Like most white fish, halibut cooks quickly and has a sweet, mild taste. Adding butter, garlic, lemon, white wine, parsley, salt, and pepper help elevate the flavor of the halibut, or any white fish. The mild flavor is neutral enough to serve with many different side dishes.
Pan-Seared Halibut
Once you add the fish to the hot pan, it should only take 3-4 minutes of cooking time on the first side and 2-3 minutes on the other side. Immediately remove the fish from the pan once it’s finished cooking to prevent it from turning rubbery.
As your mother said, please don’t play with your food. You only want to flip each piece of fish once. The more you move it, the more it will break apart.
Parsley makes a difference for Pan-Seared Halibut
Make sure you buy Italian Flat Leaf Parsley. There are two different kinds of parsley sold in grocery stores. Curly parsley has little flavor and is typically only used for garnishes.
Equipment
- No Special Equipment
Ingredients
- 1- pound fresh halibut skinned and cut into two equal portions
- 4 tbsp butter divided
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
- 3-4 slices of lemon
- 2 tsp fresh garlic finely chopped
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp capers drained
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
Instructions
- Season fish with salt & pepper
- In a med skillet, on medium, heat 2 tbsp of butter & the olive oil
- Once the butter starts to brown, add the fish top side down.
- Sprinkle the side facing up with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes then gently flip over
- Cook the other side of the fish for 3-4 minutes
- Remove the fish from the pan, but keep it close by
- Add the lemon slices to the pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes
- While you cook the lemons, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute
- Add the wine and let evaporate.
- Then add the lemon juice, capers, and parsley.
- Cook for a minute then remove from heat and stir in 2 tbsp of butter
- Put the fish back into the pan, bring the heat to medium, and spoon the sauce over the top
- Cook for 30 seconds then move to a platter and serve.
- Serve with a cooked lemon slice and some pan sauce.
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