Halibut with a Heart (Red Pepper Sauce)
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute
For a Valentine's Day celebration, cut one of the red peppers
using a small (1/2-1 inch) heart-shaped cookie cutter. Chop trimmings and proceed as
directed.
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute
Preparation facts
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Fish steaks:
2 lbs halibut steaks (seafood alternative: haddock, grouper or
red snapper, fresh or frozen, thawed)
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 Tbs margarine, melted
Sauce:
2 Tbs margarine
1 cup minced onion
2 red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
1 (16 oz.) can of tomatoes, undrained, cut up
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
Directions
Prepare fish steaks:
Preheat broiler. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; brush with melted
margarine. Broil 5-8 minutes, depending upon thickness, or until fish is firm and opaque.
Prepare sauce:
In a saucepan, melt margarine. Add onions and bell peppers and cook
just until tender, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, stirring
occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Place fish steaks on a serving platter and spoon sauce over them.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Seafood alternative: haddock, grouper or red snapper, fresh or frozen,
thawed
Nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 559
Calories from Fat 392 (70%)
% Daily Value*
66%Total Fat 43g
48%Saturated
Fat 9.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 23.7g
39%Cholesterol 117mg
28%Sodium 675mg
24%Potassium 835mg
3%Total
Carbohydrate 8g
8%Dietary
Fiber 2g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
68%Protein 34g