Halibut with a creamy mushroom sauce
Being one of the most expensive species in the sea, halibut is deserving of an accompaniment which is as robust and luxurious, so I’ve opted for a peppery umami-rich mushroom sauce to go with. Halibut is the meatiest and largest fish that I get to work wi
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
Ingredients
4 x 130g fillets of halibut
3.5 tbsp vegetable oil
Fine sea salt
2tb melted butter
For the sauce
3 tbsp rapeseed oil
250g chestnut mushrooms sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 sprigs of thyme leaves
150ml white wine
100ml fish stock
150g crème fraiche
1 tbsp green peppercorns
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
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