Hazelnut Crusted Halibut with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Name: Hazelnut Crusted Halibut with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Total time: 45
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 pound red potatoes, cut into chunks; 5 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ cup hazelnuts; ¼ cup seasoned bread crumbs; 2 halibut fillets; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon butter; 5 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons vegetable broth

Recipe by Anonymous from allrecipes.com

Dinner 45 Mins.

Ingredients

2 servings

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1 pound red potatoes, cut into chunks
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5 cloves garlic, minced
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½ teaspoon salt
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3 tablespoons butter
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¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
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¼ cup hazelnuts
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¼ cup seasoned bread crumbs

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2 halibut fillets
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 tablespoon butter
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5 tablespoons butter
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3 tablespoons vegetable broth

Instructions

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.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
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.
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.
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.
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.