Grilled Halibut With Indian Spices and Corn Relish
Updated July 30, 2017
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
- Total Time
- 25 minutes
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Ingredients
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground fennel seeds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 halibut steaks, 1 inch thick, 2 to 2 ½ pounds total (Pacific salmon, wild striped bass, hake steaks or fillets of these fish can be substituted)
2 lemons
4 tablespoons ghee (sold in Indian stores and fancy food shops) or clarified butter; vegetable oil can be substituted
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 cup cooked fresh corn kernels (about 1 ear of corn)
Oil for grill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
18 grams carbs; 286 milligrams cholesterol; 1319 calories; 49 grams monosaturated fat; 8 grams polyunsaturated fat; 32 grams saturated fat; 96 grams fat; 4 grams trans fat; 4 grams fiber; 1364 milligrams sodium; 95 grams protein; 3 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Combine cumin, turmeric, coriander, fennel, ½ teaspoon black pepper and ½ teaspoon salt or to taste. Rub fish steaks on both sides with juice of ½ lemon, then rub with all but 2 teaspoons of spice mixture. Refrigerate 3 hours.
- Step 2
While fish marinates, heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a skillet, add ginger and onion and sauté until onion just starts to brown. Stir in remaining spices and sauté, stirring, until spices smell toasty, then add corn and juice of ½ lemon. Cook briefly and set aside.
- Step 3
Remove fish from refrigerator and brush on both sides with remaining ghee or butter. Heat grill and oil grates. When hot, place fish on grill over medium-hot coals or gas fire and cook about 5 minutes. Use a spatula to turn fish and grill 3 to 4 minutes, until a little liquid just begins to pool on surface of fish and a paring knife inserted just at the bone can move flesh away from it easily. Salmon should be cooked about 3 minutes on each side. Remove fish to a warm platter or individual plates.
- Step 4
Reheat corn mixture, adding cilantro and a couple tablespoons water to moisten it. Spoon corn on fish, garnish with wedges cut from remaining lemon and serve.
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Comments
Delicious. I increased the amount of corn and added cherry tomatoes to make a complete one dish meal. No need to pre-cook the corn.
As a denizen of the Great NW, I am no stranger to our ocean provender. As much as I love most of the recipes that show up here, I draw the line at the halibut being overwhelmed by the spices. This is a fish that says "less is more" and I'd go with the other fish suggestions to do the Indian spices.
Excellent. I used tilapia and added 1/2 chopped green chile to the corn mixture.
I'll echo what someone else said about how the fish doesn't really need the spices--but I could eat this corn relish by the bucketload
I made this three times. Loved it. I used salmon for the cast iron pan, for the stove and oven (as per Mark Bittman), instead of on the grill.
Wow, this one’s a stunner. We used more corn but pretty much followed the recipe. Didn’t marinate for more than an hour, but oiled fish first and then used a spice shaker to even distribute mixture. Hit it hot on the grill in the sear zone for about 3 minutes until it unstuck then another minute or so on the other side. Alaskan Halibut fish was perfectly grilled. Hit the pan with the cork at high heat again and used lemon juice and water to deglaze and then top fish. We LOVED it.