Wine-Baked Halibut Steaks With Mustard-Fennel Butter

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons	10ml	Fennel seeds
6 tablespoons	90ml	Unsalted butter - (3/4 stick) - room temperature
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons	45ml	Dijon mustard
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4		Halibut steaks - (6 to 8 oz ea)
1 cup	237ml	Dry white wine

Recipe Instructions

Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 400 degrees. Toast fennel seeds in heavy small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet; cool. Finely chop fennel seeds.

Combine butter, parsley, mustard and fennel seeds in small bowl. Mash with rubber spatula until smooth and well blended. Season fennel butter to taste with salt and pepper. (Fennel butter can be made 4 days ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using.)

Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Place fish in 8- by 8-inch glass baking dish. Pour wine over fish. Bake until opaque in center, basting occasionally with wine and juices in dish, about 15 minutes.

Divide fish among 4 plates. Spread all of fennel butter over fish.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, March 2001

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