Green Tea-Curried Halibut Steaks

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds halibut steaks (slice into 3/4-inch thick)

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 teaspoon margarine

• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped shallot

• 1/4 cup white wine

• 1/4 cup green tea

• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream

• 1 fresh garlic clove, minced

• 1 teaspoon ketchup

• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind

• 2 tablespoons freshly made orange juice

• 3/4 teaspoon curry powder

• Koshur Salt and frsh ground pepper, to taste

• 1/2 teaspoons green tea loose leaves

• 12 orange sections, skin removed

• 4 fresh parsley sprigs

Prep Time: 20 min

Cooking Time: 15-20 min

Instructions:
Brush halibut steaks with olive oil; koshur salt and fresh ground pepper.
Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes.
Into a casserole, melt margarine.
Add and cook shallots for 1 minute.
Pour in white wine, green tea and cream.
Reduce by approximately 1/4th, until creamy.
Into a bowl, mix together minced garlic, ketchup, green tea loose leaves, grated orange rind, orange juice and curry powder; whip vigourously into creamy sauce.
Reserve sauce, hot.
Warm-up a grill or a streaked, heavy saucepan, until really hot.
Brown halibut steaks for 2 minutes on each side, then bake into a preheated 180 C oven for 5 to 7 minutes.
Arrange halibut steaks onto really hot serving plates.
Serve sauce into a sauceboat or spooned all around halibut steaks.
Serve each halibut steak garnished with 3 orange sections and a sprig of parsley.
Can be served with rice too.

Provided by: Lars

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