Pan Seared Halibut with Miso Butter

Here is an easy and elegant halibut dish prepared in a snap. Pan seared halibut with miso butter. Make the rice ahead of time and re-heat, prep the asparagus in a minute to roast. You will have a healthy dinner on the table in just minutes. The savory miso-butter sauce is delicious as well as versatile. That perfect combination of sweet, savory, and umami all in one bite.

If your only experience with miso is the golden soup at a sushi bar, prepare to be amazed. With a savory, umami flavor, there is much more you can do with miso like this miso butter. Try it with fish or seared scallops. Here, I've paired it with fresh pan-seareed halibut. Other firm white fish works as well such as cod.

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Why You'll Like This Recipe

• It's simple, fast, and healthy.
• Use the miso butter with other fish and seafood such as shrimp and scallops.
• A great meal for a busy week.

Here's another easy halibut recipe served with a lemon-caper vinaigrette.

Recipe Ingredients

• Fish: Choose a fresh white fish such as halibut, cod. Monkfish and sea bass work too.
• Garlic: Use granulated or powdered garlic.
• Miso: Use what is called sweet white miso. It's the most mild miso flavor and easy to find.
• Butter: Unsalted dairy butter or plant-based stick butter.
• Oil: Just a little for the pan, use extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin coconut oil, or a healthy neutral oil.
• Liquid: Dry sake, dry white wine, vegetable broth, or fish broth.

Please see the recipe card for measurements, salt, and black pepper.

Chef's note: What is miso? Miso is a centuries-old, traditional Japanese seasoning, double fermented from whole soybeans into a paste. Miso is a living, fermented food containing natural digestive enzymes and other probiotic microorganisms which aid in digestion. Find it in the refrigerated dairy area of your grocery store and buy organic. If you eat gluten-free, be sure to read the label. Some miso is fermented with grain.

Recipe Instructions

Season fresh halibut fillets (or other white fish) with black pepper and granulated garlic. You won't need salt as miso is salty. Sear quickly in a non-stick pan with a little coconut oil until a golden crust is achieved. Turn fish over and spread with half of a sweet white miso and butter combination. You can use coconut butter or dairy butter. One clarification - use oil for the pan and butter with the miso for the paste/sauce.

Splash in a bit of dry sake, white wine, or vegetable broth. Quickly cover pan with a lid and turn heat to low. The miso-butter melts over the top as the fish quickly finishes cooking, another 3-4 minutes. Cooking times will depend on the thickness of your fish fillets.

Serving Suggestions

Serve halibut over black rice or quinoa with a side of fresh roast asparagus or steamed snap or snow peas. Create a sauce using the miso butter. Remove the fish to a plate and whisk with the pan juices to create a sauce. Alternatively toss the extra miso with hot rice.

More Seafood Recipes

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