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Serves 4
4 6-ounce Halibut Fillets
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 each Pea and Potato Croquettes (see below)
½ cup Canola Oil
½ cup Tomato Coulis (see recipe below)
Season the halibut and bake in a 400-degree F oven for 10-12 minutes. Pan fry the croquettes on medium heat in ½ cup of canola oil. Place the halibut with the croquette and top with the coulis.
Pea and Potato Croquettes
2 pounds Yukon Potatoes, cut in chunks
¼ cup Chèvre or Cream Cheese
1 tablespoon Salt
½ cup Peas, fresh (frozen okay)
2 each Eggs
¼ bunch Fresh Dill, chopped
1 cup Flour
3 each Eggs
¼ cup Milk
1½ cup Breadcrumbs
Boil potatoes until soft. Strain for at least 5 minutes. You do not want any excess water. Mash potatoes with chèvre cheese and salt. Let cool until easy to touch. Mix in eggs and peas. If peas are fresh they will need to be blanched in hot water for 4 minutes. Taste mixture for salt but spit out (there’s raw egg in it).
Place the flour in a shallow dish. In a small bowl, mix the milk and eggs. Place the bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Roll the potatoes into equal-sized balls and then place in the flour. Coat with flour, dust off excess flour and place in egg mixture. Coat in egg and strain off excess egg. Coat with the breadcrumbs. Form into a pancake and place on a sheet pan with extra breadcrumbs on the bottom and sprinkled over the top.
Now you’re ready to fry. The flatter the cake, the easier it is to fry and cook all the way through. If you make them too thick you may have to finish in a 350 degree F oven.
Roasted Tomato Coulis
5 each Tomatoes, vine-ripened
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt and Pepper
¼ cup Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
Pinch Saffron
Salt to taste
½ Lemon, juiced
You need time and patience for this one. Cut tomatoes in half and toss in salt and first portion of olive oil. Place a cookie rack on a sheet pan. Put the tomatoes skin side down on the rack. Cook in a 275-degree F oven for 3 hours. Let cool and then blend in a blender with the remaining ingredients. If too thick add a touch of water to thin out. Should be as thick as ketchup.
