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Cajun-Style Blackened Halibut

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Date Added:	February 29, 2008
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Serves:	4
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Seafood / Shellfish, Main Dish

Ingredients:

1     teaspoon      salt
1     teaspoon      minced fresh thyme
1/2   teaspoon      dried oregano
1/2   teaspoon      cayenne pepper
1/2   teaspoon      sweet paprika
1/2   teaspoon      freshly-ground black pepper
1/2   teaspoon      fennel seeds
4                   halibut fillets - (6 oz ea)
2     tablespoons   olive oil
4     teaspoons     butter

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl. Place fillets on baking sheet. Brush on both sides with 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle top of each with seasoning.
Heat heavy large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over high heat until very hot. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil; swirl to coat. Place fillets, seasoned-side down, in skillet. Cook until very brown on bottom, 1 minute. Return fillets, browned-side up, to baking sheet. Place in oven; bake until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. Top each with 1 teaspoon butter.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Comments: A nod to what could arguably be the dish of the eighties, blackened redfish. The technique works equally well with halibut.

Notes:
Recipe from the article "The 20th Century In Food: 1980s"

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Added On: February 29, 2008

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