PetersonPlus Recipe Of the Month
Here we have one of our family favorites! Delicious macadamia nut crusted halibut with parmesan red potatoes, prosciutto wrapped asparagus on top of a lemon carrot puree. Very easy to make and simply amazing!
Ingredient and Extra's List:
Wild Alaskan Halibut
Prosciutto
Asparagus
Red potatoes
Organic baby carrots
Macadamia Nuts
Parmesan Cheese
Lemon juice
Seasonings
Hand held cheese grater is needed to get fine powder-like consistency to macadamia nuts. Not necessary, but makes it much less chunky to taste
Prep time: 10-15 mintues
Cook time: 30 minutes (due to potatoes and asparagus) Halibut takes 10 minutes if thawed. Add 5-7 minutes cook time if fillets are frozen.
Pre-Heat Oven to 400 degrees
- Prepare roasted parmesan red potatoes
- Cut the red potatoes into halves
- Season potatoes to taste with olive oil and salt and pepper
- Place seasoned potatoes on baking sheet and put in oven in middle rack
- Bake for 25 minutes or until crispy on the outside and then add parmesan to cook for the last 5 minutes. 30 minutes total cook time.
- Prepare asparagus wrapped prosciutto
- Break the bottoms off the asparagus
- Coat asparagus with olive oil and season to taste
- Cut prosciutto slices into halves
- Wrap asparagus below the tips with prosciutto halves
- Bake for 20-25 minutes in same oven as potatoes
- Prepare truffle carrot puree
- Cut carrots in half or quarters
- Place carrots in medium saucepan with water, butter and salt
- Cook over high heat until liquid begins to boil and then reduce heat and cover and cook for another 15 minutes on low until carrots are soft to the fork, similar to boiled potatoes
- Add cooked carrots to blender with ½ cup of stock from the saucepan and some chicken broth-like liquid and 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Blend until smooth
- Prepare macadamia nut crusted halibut
- Coat halibut with olive oil and season to taste
- Place halibut on baking sheet and use a hand-held cheese grater to add the macadamia nuts over top of halibut
- Bake for 10-12 minutes based on thickness of filet (10 minutes per inch of thickness) in the same oven is fine, just make sure to place in oven really fast to avoid losing too much heat