Apricot Glazed Halibut With Cranberry Chutney And Roasted Red Potato Sofrito Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place fish in a lightly sprayed (with cooking oil) shallow baking dish and set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat stir together apricot preserves, garlic, orange peel, rosemary, salt and pepper until heated.
• Pour mixture over the fish and bake for 15 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Slice the top off the half head of garlic with a sharp knife, exposing the cloves. Discard the top. Place the head of garlic on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle with 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil, and wrap the foil around the garlic. Roast in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• While garlic is roasting, place the onion and 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a saucepan over medium heat and cook and stir until the onion is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the apricot preserves, vinegar, ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt until thoroughly combined.
• Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins, and mash them in a bowl with a spoon. Mix the garlic into the chutney; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir carefully because any splashes of chutney will be burning hot.
• Pack the chutney into sterilized jars and process to seal.

Steps:

• Combine the apricots, orange zest, sugar, water, and honey in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer for 5 minutes until it's a nice thick glaze. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla paste, cardamon, allspice, coriander and sage.
• Glaze ham with half of the apricot mixture and bake at 350. Baste frequently, until the ham is heated through.about 45 minutes.
• While the ham is baking, in the saucepan with the remaining apricot mixture, add the cranberries and red wine. Simmer until the mixture is thick.
• Serve the ham with the cranberry chutney.

Steps:

• Directions: -first start by making the chutney, in a sauce pot add the cranberries, wine, and sugar. Bring to a simmer and add the shallots, cranberry juice and again bring to a simmer and add the cornstarch, season to taste and bring to a boil, let reduce by ¼ and cool. For the halibut add the apricots and orange juice into a sauce pot, bring to a boil and add to food processor, pulse 6 times. Remove and hold. Season the halibut and sear to a golden brown on one side turn over and glaze with the apricot mixture. Place into 275 degree oven for 3 to 5 min. for the sofrito render the bacon and deglace the pan with the red wine, add the potatoes and sear to a golden brown, add onions, carrots, celery and saute for 3 to 5 min. and add the chicken stock and fresh herbs and saute for an additional 3 min. season to taste. Remove the halibut and glaze one last time. Place the sofrito in the center of the plate and place halibut on top, finish with a quenelle of the cranberry chutney.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the apricots, cranberries, raisins, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
• In a medium saucepan, boil water and sugar, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add the dried fruit mixture and vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Serve immediately, or refrigerate in a covered container.