Recipe: Alaska Halibut with Apples (with brown sugar and Cajun spice)

ALASKA HALIBUT WITH APPLES



1 large red apple (Fuji or Braeburn)
1 large Golden Delicious apple
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 Alaska Halibut steaks or fillets (4 to 6 oz. each), fresh, thawed or frozen
2 teaspoons olive, canola, peanut or grapeseed oil
2 teaspoons Cajun spice
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
2 Tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Core and chop apples in 1/2-inch pieces. Drizzle and toss with lemon juice; set aside.

Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Halibut under cold water; pat dry with paper towel.

Heat a heavy nonstick skillet or ridged stovetop grill pan over medium-high heat.

Brush both sides of halibut with oil; rub with Cajun spice. Place halibut in heated skillet and cook, uncovered, about 3 to 4 minutes, until browned. Shake pan occasionally to keep fish from sticking. Turn halibut over. Cover pan tightly and reduce heat to medium. Cook an additional 6 to 8 minutes for frozen halibut OR 3 to 4 minutes for fresh/thawed fish. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout. Remove from heat, cover and keep warm.

Add butter, apples, sugar, and nutmeg to clean skillet; cook and stir about 2 minutes over medium heat until apples are crisp-tender.

Serve apples with halibut.

SPICY VARIATION:
Stir 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce into cooked apples.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute