Grilled Halibut with Grilled Red Pepper Harissa
A flavorful grilled fish dish featuring halibut fillets served with a homemade harissa sauce made from grilled red peppers, jalapeño, and aromatic spices. The fish is perfectly grilled and complemented by the smoky, spicy pepper sauce.
Ingredients
- •1 whole red jalapeño chile
- •1 clove garlic clove
- •4 fillets halibut fillets
- •2 large red bell peppers
- •¼ cup olive oil
- •2 teaspoons ground cumin
- •2 teaspoons ground coriander
- •1 whole lemon
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Thread jalapeño and garlic clove onto metal skewer. Brush jalapeño, garlic, fish, and red bell peppers with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle fish with 1/2 teaspoon cumin and 1/2 teaspoon coriander. Grill fish, bell peppers,jalapeño, and garlic until vegetables are tender and charred and fish is just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side for fish and 8 minutes per side for vegetables. Grill lemon, cut side down, until charred, about 3 minutes. Transfer fish to plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
20 min
- 2.
Peel charred parts of skin from bell peppers and cut stem from jalapeño, and transfer to blender, discarding peel and stem. Add garlic clove, remaining 1/4 cup oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin, and 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander to blender. Process until coarse puree forms. Season sauce generously to taste with salt and pepper.
10 min
- 3.
Place 1 fish fillet on each of 4 plates. Squeeze grilled lemon over. Spoon sauce over fish and serve.
5 min
