Beer Poached Halibut

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 ounces pilsner beer or 6 ounces other light beer
• 4 ounces fish stock or 4 ounces vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup carrot, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper
• 2 (6 ounce) halibut steaks
• 1/4 cup red onion, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 place the halibut steaks in one layer in a skillet with a lid.
• 2 add all the other ingredients except the onion& butter.
• 3 bring to a boil covered reduce heat and cook 1 minute.
• 4 strain off 1 cup of liquid, put the lid back on the skillet, remove from heat source and allow the fish to finish cooking 5-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the halibut (the steam inside the skillet will be enough to finish cooking the fish).
• 5 meanwhile bring the cup of liquid to a boil, reduce heat and cook uncovered until the liquid is reduced to apprx 1/3 cup, add the onions& whisk in the butter.
• 6 remove the halibut from the skillet (it should be opaque and flake easily when touched with a fork).
• 7 serve the sauce over the halibut steaks.