Michael Schlows Potat Crusted Halibut Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• For the fish: Line a quarter sheet pan with parchment paper. Butter the parchment with 2 tablespoons of the butter, then smear another 2 tablespoons on the halibut fillets. Season the fillets on both sides with salt and place in the oven to slow roast until opaque and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a deep-sided pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the remaining 8 tablespoons butter, the clams, garlic, shallots, parsley and a pinch of salt. And the wine, immediately cover with a lid and steam until the clams open, about 5 minutes. Transfer the clams to a bowl and set aside. Pour the clam cooking liquid through a fine-mesh strainer and set aside.
• For the beurre blanc: Combine the reserved clam liquid, Champagne, thyme, bay leaf, shallots, lemon juice and peel and peppercorns in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduced by two-thirds (the saucepan will be almost dry), 10 to 15 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer fitted with a coffee filter into a small pot.
• Place the pot over medium-low heat, add a few cubes of the chilled butter and whisk constantly until the butter is melted. Repeat the process 2 more times with the remaining butter. Don't allow the sauce to boil or it will break. Whisk in the creme fraiche and a pinch of salt. Using an immersion blender, blend the uni into the sauce, then stir in the chives. Remove the clams from their shells, add them to the beurre blanc and keep the sauce warm until ready to serve.
• For serving: Cover the bottom of each plate with a layer of zucchini slices, slightly overlapping them in a circular pattern. Top with the lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place a halibut fillet on the zucchini, spoon the beurre blanc over the fish, then top with caviar.

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks with salt and pepper in a pie pan Combine fillets with salt and pepper on one side only, dip that side only into yolks place fillets in flakes one at a time egg side down pressdown so flakes adhere. Set fillets aside, crust side down pour olive oil into a large skillet pan, arrange fillets crust side down. No needd to preheat just place pan over medium high heat for 3 minutes. Crusts should now be golden brown if not raise heat and keep cooking until they are. Season tops with salt and pepper. Flip over and cook for 1 minute Remove pan frm heat. Leave fillets in pan for 1 more minute, then remove. Add lemon juice to pan and swirl to loosen remaining crust. spoon a side dish of your choice into the center of each dinner plate. Arrange fish on top crust side up. Spoon sauce from pan over fish.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the olive oil, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, lemon zest, crushed red pepper flakes and fennel seeds. Bring to a boil then turn the heat off and let it sit for at least 1 hour. (*Big tip: This can be done ahead and used for LOTS of different things.)
• Using a mandoline, slice 1 potato extremely thin, (paper thin), in elongated rounds. Lay a piece of parchment paper on a clean, dry work surface. Arrange 3 potato slices in an overlapping vertical line pressing them together as you put them on the parchment. Repeat this process until you have a 4 by 6-inch overlapping potato rectangle that replicates fish scales. Brush the potato "scales" with the infused oil and sprinkle with salt. Season the halibut with salt. Lay the halibut fillet closer to 1 end of the potato rectangle than the other and then roll the fish up in the potato slices, using the parchment to help facilitate the rolling. Press to compact and really adhere the potatoes to the fish. Brush the outside of the potatoes with the infused oil to seal the potatoes and to prevent the potatoes from turning brown, this will also help make a nice tight "fish package". Reserve the fish in the refrigerator while preparing the remaining fillets. Refrigerate the fillets for at least 1 hour before cooking.
• To cook the fish:
• Add the infused olive oil to a large nonstick saute pan until the bottom is generously covered and bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Season the fish with salt and add to the pan. Cook the fish on both sides for 3 to 4 minutes frequently spooning the excess oil over the fish to "baste" it. The potatoes should be crispy golden brown and very well flavored and the fish will be succulent inside its crispy "scales". Transfer to serving plates and serve.
• This will make a fish lover out of anyone!

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks with salt and pepper in a pie pan. Combine potato flakes with thyme, and spread out on a plate. Season fillets with salt and pepper on one side only; dip that side into yolks (don't let any egg drip to the other side). Place fillets in flakes one at a time, egg-side down; press down so flakes adhere. Set fillets aside, crust-side down. Pour olive oil into a large saute pan; arrange fillets crust-side down. No need to preheat - just place pan over med-high heat for 3 minutes. Crusts should now be golden-brown; if not, raise heat and keep cooking until they are. Season tops with salt and pepper. Flip over, and cook for 1 minute. Remove pan from heat. Leave fillets in pan for 1 more minute, then remove. Add lemon juice to pan, and swirl to loosen remaining crust (this will be used as sauce). Sppon a side dish of your choice into the center of each dinner plate (ex. string beans and mushrooms, but rice or spinach also works). Arrange fish on top, crust-side up. Spoon sauce from pan over fish.