Halibut With Tomato Sauce Hungarian Style Recipe
Ingredients
2 tablespoons lard
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, peeled, minced
Salt and white pepper
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, drained, chopped
Dash of Tabasco
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
4 halibut steaks, approximately
6 ounces each
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Directions
Make sauce.
Melt lard in small skillet over moderate heat.
Add onion; cook 3 minutes.
Add garlic; cook until onion is lightly browned.
Add salt, pepper, tomatoes, and Tabasco; cover.
Simmer 15 minutes; keep warm while cooking fish.
Stir in sherry and parsley just before pouring over fish.
Rub fish with 2 tablespoons lemon juice; let stand 10 minutes.
Place on preheated, lightly greased broiler pan; brush with remaining lemon juice and butter.
Broil 6 inches from heat source 5 to 6 minutes per side; baste once.
Turn; cook 5 minutes.
Transfer to warm platter; pour sauce over fish.
Melt lard in small skillet over moderate heat.
Add onion; cook 3 minutes.
Add garlic; cook until onion is lightly browned.
Add salt, pepper, tomatoes, and Tabasco; cover.
Simmer 15 minutes; keep warm while cooking fish.
Stir in sherry and parsley just before pouring over fish.
Rub fish with 2 tablespoons lemon juice; let stand 10 minutes.
Place on preheated, lightly greased broiler pan; brush with remaining lemon juice and butter.
Broil 6 inches from heat source 5 to 6 minutes per side; baste once.
Turn; cook 5 minutes.
Transfer to warm platter; pour sauce over fish.