Hazelnut Crusted Halibut with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• pound red potatoes, cut into chunks
• clove sgarlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• tablespoon sbutter
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• halibut fillets
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• tablespoon olive oil
• tablespoon butter
• tablespoon sbutter
• tablespoon svegetable broth

Instructions

1. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. While potatoes are boiling, mash garlic with 1/2 teaspoon of salt into a smooth paste. Drain potatoes, then mash together with garlic paste, butter, and pepper. Keep warm.
2. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
3. While potatoes are cooking, pulse hazelnuts and bread crumbs in a food processor until finely ground, but not ground into a paste. Pour onto a shallow dish. Season halibut fillets on both sides with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Gently press one side of halibut fillets into nut mixture, and set aside.
4. Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Place halibut fillets nut side up into the skillet; cook until halibut begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn fillets over, and place into the preheated oven. Bake, nut side down until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes.
5. Melt remaining 5 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat until it turns nut brown. Stir in vegetable broth, and bring to a simmer.
6. To serve, mound potatoes onto the center of each dinner plate. Place a halibut fillet on top of mashed potatoes nut side up, then drizzle with browned butter sauce.

Tips

The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the breading ingredients. The actual amount of the breading consumed will vary.