Halibut In Sweet and Sour Sauce
(Halibut in Dolce Forte)
Ingredients:
4 halibut fillets, about 1 and 1/2 pounds
1 cup all-purpose flour, spread on foil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten in a bowl
1 cup dry unflavored bread crumbs
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 and 1/2 cups dry white wine
Juice of 2 lemons
1/3 cup sugar
Salt to taste
Directions:
Coat fish fillets lightly with flour, shaking off excess.
Dip in beaten eggs, then coat with bread crumbs.
Press bread crumbs onto fish with the palms of your hands.
Set aside.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter with olive oil in a large, preferably nonstick, skillet.
When butter foams add fish.
Cook over medium heat until golden, about 2 minutes on each side.
Place fish on a platter.
Discard the fat from the skillet.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to skillet.
When the butter foams add the wine.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the wine is reduced by half.
Add lemon juice, sugar and salt to taste.
Cook, stirring, over high heat about 1 minute.
Return the fish to the skillet and cook 1 minute longer, stirring and moving the fish gently. At this point the sauce should have a thick consistency.
Arrange fish on serving dishes, pour a few tablespoons of sauce over each serving and serve at once. Makes 4 servings.