Wine-Baked Halibut Steaks With Mustard-Fennel Butter

Submitted by Ashley U

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 9.85 ml fennel seeds
• 88.74 ml unsalted butter, room temp
• 59.14 ml chopped fresh parsley
• 44.37 ml Dijon mustard
• 4 (907.18 g) halibut steaks
• 236.59 ml dry white wine

directions

1. Position rack in middle of oven and preheat to 400°.
2. Toast fennel seeds in heavy small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
3. Remove from skillet; cool.
4. Finely chop fennel seeds.
5. Combine butter, parsley, mustard and fennel seeds in small bowl.
6. Mash with rubber spatula until smooth and well blended.
7. Season fennel butter to taste with salt and pepper.
8. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
9. Place fish in 8x8-inch glass baking dish.
10. Pour wine over.
11. Bake opaque in center, basting occasionally with wine and juices in dish for about 15 minutes.
12. Spread all of fennel butter over fish.