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Ingredients
- 2 pounds halibut fillet, cut into 12 rectangular pieces
- Kosher salt
- Canola oil
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Fleur de sel
Preparation
Step 1
Remove the fish from the refrigerator and let stand for 15 minutes.
Position oven racks in the lower and upper thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Check the halibut to be sure all bones were removed. Season on both sides with salt. Add some canola oil to two large ovenproof frying pans and heat over high heat until it shimmers. (If you don’t have two pans, cook the fish in batches and transfer to a rack set over a baking sheet, then finish in the oven.) Add 6 pieces of halibut to each pan, presentation (nicer) side down, lower the heat to medium-high, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until the bottom of the fish is golden.
Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 more minutes. Transfer the pans to the oven and cook for about 2 minutes, until just cooked through.
Remove the pans from the oven, flip the fish over, and “kiss” the second side for about 30 seconds. Transfer to a platter, and serve with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of fleur de sel.