5 from 54 votes
Halibut Recipe with Honey-Soy Glaze
This halibut recipe features fresh fillets encrusted with toasted sesame seeds and pan-seared to a golden crust. A honey-soy glaze with ginger and garlic adds sweet and savory notes, while green onions garnish the fish for freshness. The combination creates a balanced, flavorful seafood dish with a crisp texture from the sesame seeds and a sticky, slightly thickened glaze.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
439 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ginger peeled and finely grated fresh
- 1 garlic finely minced clove
- 2 8- ounce halibut fillet fresh, skinless
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon butter unsalted
- green onion sliced for garnish
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, ginger, and garlic until combined. Set aside.
- Season the halibut on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Next, press one side of the halibut fillet down into the sesame seeds to encrust the fish.
- Add some oil to a large frying pan and heat over high heat until it begins to lightly smoke.
- Place in the halibut, turn the heat down to medium to medium-high, add in some butter and cook for 3 to 3 ½ minutes per side or until golden brown and cooked throughout. Make sure to not burn the sesame seeds. Set aside.
- Pour in the sauce and cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until it has slightly thickened up.
- Serve the fish with the sauce and garnish with sliced green onions.
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Notes
- Cooked halibut can be kept warm covered for up to 15 minutes before serving.
- Refrigerate leftovers covered for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months; thaw completely before reheating.
- Reheat gently in the oven at 350°F for 5-6 minutes until hot.
- Pat fish dry before cooking to help it release easily from the pan.
- If sesame seeds brown too quickly, remove pan from heat briefly to cool, then continue cooking on medium heat.
- This honey-soy glaze works well with various fish beyond halibut.
Nutrition Information
Calories
439kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
2259mg
(94%)
Potassium
763mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
158IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 439
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 439kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 2259mg | 94% |
| Potassium | 763mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 158IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.