Description
Ina Garten’s grilled halibut recipe delivers Mediterranean-inspired elegance to seafood lovers. Simple ingredients and smart techniques create a delightful main course that impresses dinner guests with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 halibut steaks (1-inch thick)
- ¾ cup (170 g) butter (softened)
- 1 ½ tsps (7.5 ml) onion powder
- 1 ½ tsps (7.5 ml) dried parsley
- ¾ tsp (3.75 ml) dried dill weed
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) white sugar
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) salt
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) ground black pepper
Instructions
- Grill Preparation: Heat outdoor grill to medium temperature (350-375°F), then lightly oil grates to prevent fish from adhering during cooking.
- Herb Butter Creation: Combine softened butter, lemon juice, onion powder, parsley, dill, sugar, kosher salt, and black pepper in a mixing bowl, blending until smooth and well-integrated.
- Fish Seasoning: Thoroughly coat halibut steaks with the herbed butter mixture, ensuring complete and even coverage to maximize flavor infusion during grilling.
- Initial Grilling Phase: Place seasoned halibut steaks on preheated grill, cooking undisturbed for 5-6 minutes to develop golden-brown grill marks and seal in moisture, maintaining closed grill cover for consistent heat distribution.
- Final Cooking Stage: Carefully flip fish using a wide spatula and continue grilling for an additional 5-6 minutes, keeping grill covered to ensure uniform cooking and optimal flavor development.
- Doneness Verification: Test halibut’s readiness by gently probing with a fork – fish should flake easily and appear completely opaque white, signaling it is perfectly cooked and ready to be served.
Notes
- Prevent Sticking: Brush grill grates with oil to ensure halibut doesn’t tear or break during cooking.
- Butter Blend Magic: Mix herbs and lemon into butter for a flavor-packed coating that elevates the fish’s taste and moisture.
- Grill Temperature Precision: Maintain medium heat between 350-375°F to cook halibut evenly without drying out or burning.
- Doneness Check: Use fork test to confirm fish is perfectly cooked – flaky, opaque white texture signals ideal grilling results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 52 g
- Saturated Fat: 32 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg