Capers and Halibut

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Seared halibut with lemon-caper sauce takes hardly any time to make but might make your dinner guests think you spent all day in the kitchen!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 (8 ounce) steaks halibut
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
3 tablespoons capers, with liquid
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add halibut steaks and sear until nicely browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
2 Pour wine into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until wine is almost completely gone, then stir in garlic, butter, and capers. Season with salt and pepper, then simmer for about 1 minute to blend the flavors.
3 Return halibut steaks to the pan. Spoon sauce over steaks to coat; cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, 2 to 3 more minutes.
4 To serve, cut steaks in half and pour pan sauce over top.