lauttimur.com - Halibut is the largest flatfish that live in the ocean, they can grow up to 9 feet long. Halibut is closely related to flounder fish, these fish are wide, flat bottom-dwellers that swim on their sides and have both eyes on the same side of their body. Halibut can grow up to 70 kg, but their average weight is just 3 to 5 kg. Halibut has a lean, white and dense meat that taste tender and mild flavoured when its cooked.

5 methods to cook halibut
Grilling 
Halibut has a low oil contain in its meat causing it stick to the grill, so you can start with a clean grill grate and oil the grate before you start to cook it. Marinade the fish steak or fillet with generous amount of mixture oil or butter. The 10 minute a inch rule applies here. So a 1 inch steak should take about 10 minutes to grill over a medium high heat. Turn the fish only one time while grilling, halibut fillet is thin so it should be done around 6 minutes.

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Baking
The easiest way to cook halibut probably by baking it. Pre-oil the oven safe dish with olive oil or butter, than season your fish and apply generous amount of olive oil to the fish meat. Preheated the oven to the 400°F, then bake for 15 minutes. When it’s about the halftime, you should add more butter or olive oil.
 

Broiled Halibut
Preheat the broiler and coat the broiler pan with any kind of oils. You should also brush the halibut meat with any kind of oils that you like. Place the broiler pan about three or four inches from the top and cook it for about 10 minutes.  When it’s about the halftime, you should add more butter or oil.
 

Deep Fried Halibut
Halibut can also be used to make great fish and chips. All you need is beer batter, or a seasoned flour mix for deep frying. Cut the halibut meat into small chunks, not to thin and not to thick. Deep fry at 375°F until golden brown. 

Pan Seared
With this methods you can get a nice crust to the outside of Halibut. Pan seared can be done by all the way in the pan and partially cook on the stove then finish it in the oven. For the complete searing in a pan, you need to oil enough the pan then cook the Halibut for 5 to 7 minutes each side. After you flipping the other side don’t forget to adding some oil to prevent it stick to the pan. 

Pan searing and finish cooking in the oven. Pre heat your oven to 350°F. In a sauté pan that is oven safe add 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat, sear steaks or fillets for about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the pan to the oven and finish cooking for about another 5 to 6 minutes.

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