Recipe - Halibut With Hazelnut Creme (Wash)

4 Halibut fillets; 8 oz. each
1 teaspoon White pepper
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Dry white wine
1 teaspoon Salt
4 tablespoon Toasted hazelnuts; chopped
3 tablespoon Hazelnut liqueur
Three fourths cup Whipping cream

Dust the halibut fillets with pepper. In a large skillet on mediumhigh
heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. When hot, place halibut in pan
and sear, about 3 minutes. Turn the fillets over and braise with white
wine, covered. Cook until wine is reduced to almost a glaze, about 10
minutes. Remove halibut and place on a warm plate.

In skillet, add the hazelnuts and salt. Saute until hazelnuts are quite
toasted. Add the liqueur and reduce to a glaze. Add whipping cream and
reduce to a thickened consistency. Pour over the halibut.

Source: Barbara Williams, Coasting & Cooking Bk #4 Washington & Oregon,
1997. ISBN:0960995021

Typed and MC_Busted for you by Brenda Adams adamsfmle@sprintmail.com

Recipe by: Silverwater Cafe, Port Townsend