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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Seasoned with ingredients you have at home and served with charred fresh lemons, these grilled halibut steaks are both delicious and beautiful.
On a grilling kick? Why not try making some Grilled Tuna Steaks or some Grilled Tilapia instead? Make some Air Fryer French Fries and Grilled Zucchini to serve with your fish to round out the meal, or just whip up a light salad.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is an easy recipe.
- Total Time: This fish takes just 20 minutes to prepare.
- Variations: Have fun with the seasoning on this fish. Make some Cajun Seasoning Recipe or Fish Seasoning to use with this and future recipes, or use your own favourite seasoning blend. Use dried herbs, or fresh herbs from your own garden if you’ve got them. Make a homemade Tartar Sauce or a Garlic Butter Sauce to add on the side.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a small bowl, a whisk or spoon, a basting brush, a cutting board, a knife, tongs or a spatula, and a barbecue.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Fish: This recipe is specifically for halibut steaks. Fresh will work best, but if you happen to find some frozen, just make sure to fully defrost them and pat them dry before oiling and seasoning them.
Lemons: This is one of those times where you really need fresh lemons. If you’d rather skip this part, you can maintain the lemon flavour in this recipe by adding fresh lemon wedges, or increasing the amount of lemon pepper you use.
Seasoning: The spices used in this recipe all work wonderfully with fish, but you can adjust the precise amounts of each one according to your own personal tastes. Add something spicy, throw in some cumin or tarragon or whatever you enjoy on fish.
How to Make Grilled Halibut
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat your barbecue to medium heat and oil the grate.
- Brush both sides of the halibut steaks with olive oil.
- Combine the spices in a small bowl and then use the mixture to generously season the halibut.
- Grill the halibut steaks for 4-5 minutes per side. Try not to turn more than once or fish may fall apart.
- As the fish is cooking, put the lemons (cut side down) on the grill until they are hot and have charr lines.
- Serve fish with charred lemons and parsley as garnish.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Grilled Halibut
Side Suggestions: Since fish doesn’t tend to be quite as filling as other proteins, you may want to load up on a variety of side dishes. Having something starchy like Mushroom Rice or Grilled Potatoes, along with some greens like a Kale Caesar Salad or Strawberry Spinach Salad, will help to turn this into a satisfying meals. There are also plenty of vegetables that would taste wonderful tossed on the grill while you’re cooking the fish and lemons. Grilled Cauliflower, for example, is always amazing.
BBQ Alternative: If you haven’t got an outdoor grill, or just don’t want to use yours right now, you can make this recipe indoors. Try a nice hot grilling pan, or an electric griddle with a grill attachment to leave the pretty grill marks. The most important thing to remember is that you’ll need high heat and an oiled surface so that the fish doesn’t stick.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Cooked fish is always best eaten right away, but if you have leftovers you can store them in a closed container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Eat cold on a salad or sandwich, or warm up for a few seconds in the microwave or a pan on the stove. Be careful not to turn the fish rubbery when you reheat it.
Freezer: Once the fish is fully cooled, you can freeze it in a sealed container for a few months., To make things easier for yourself later, try spreading the individual pieces of fish out on a pan or plate and freezing them solid before moving them it into a container.
More Delicious Fish Recipes
Looking for more easy ways to prepare fish?
Try this amazing Maple Glazed Salmon with your favourite veggie side.
If handheld options are more your style, try these Salmon Burgers with some fries.
Or make this tasty Garlic Butter Salmon with your favourite asparagus dish.
There you go, folks. A simple and flavourful way to make perfectly grilled halibut. Try this recipe and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking (Grilling)!
Karlynn
Grilled Halibut
Ingredients
- 4 one inch thick halibut steaks
- 3-4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon lemon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 lemons cut in half
- fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the grill for medium-high heat and oil the grate.
- Brush the halibut steaks generously with olive oil on both sides.
- Combine the onion powder, parsley, dill, salt and lemon pepper together in a small bowl.
- Season the oiled halibut steaks with the spice mixture generously.
- Grill on the hot grill until golden, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Turn over once, cooking both sides but don’t turn more than that, it will fall apart! Cook until it flakes apart easily. Fish is done at 145°F.
- Move the halibut out of the flame if there is a flare up at any time!
- Once you have started cooking the fish, place the lemons, cut side down, onto the grill as well. Grill until they are hot and have charred lines on them.
- Once done, plate the fish and serve each with half a charred lemon and parsley for garnish.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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