Halibut Olympia

Submitted by wildeyeris

"We liked this recipe so much we had the caterer use it at our wedding. All the guests raved about how it was the best halibut they had ever had. It also helps to have fresh halibut."

 

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

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 lbs fresh halibut fillets (or thawed frozen)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
• 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 cup cracker, crushed (I use Ritz)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Melt butter; pour into bottom of 13X9-inch baking pan.
3. Spread onion over melted butter and top with halibut fillets.
4. Mix together sour cream and mayonnaise; spread over halibut.
5. Top with cracker crumbs.
6. Bake in oven until fish flakes and crumbs are lightly browned (about 20 minutes.).
7. *Note* If you can’t get your hands on fresh halibut, I’ve learned to cut all the brown parts off the halibut and then soak it in about 1/2 gallon of water with 1/4 cup lemon juice for about an hour. This usually takes out the fishy taste.

Reviews

[danirae39]

I've been making a variation of this recipe for years and it's one of my all time favorites! I add equal amounts of green pepper to the onion, about 3/4 cup grated fresh parmesan to the sour cream/mayo mix, and instead of crackers I use a mix of 2 tbl melted butter, 3 dashes paprika (for color) 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs, 2 tbl minces fresh parsley, and about 1/4 cup additional parmesan.

 

[Oldman437]

Delicious, and pretty much the same popular recipe we enjoyed when we lived in Anchorage AK. The only difference was that I sprinkled some seasoning onto the fish before slathering on the sour cream/mayo. also excellent with fresh Alaskan salmon.

 

[lisamak43]

I used the sour cream but instead of using regular Mayo I used chipotle mayo (there's many different kinds out there) and it gave it a nice slight smokey flavor. I also used half Italian bread crumbs & half Panko mix to coat the entire filet instead of using crackers...it was delish!!!

 

[Texas Wine Girl]

I made this with thick pieces of Mahi Mahi and it was really good. When I started making it I discovered I was out of onion so I had to use minced onion. It was yummy anyway. I used light mayo also. Thanks for posting!

 

[kimzslgmail.com]

This recipe sounds great and I will be trying it. Whether you can get fresh or frozen, always remember, if the fish smells fishy or has brown spots on it, don't buy. Fish that are caught humanely are not clubbed to death. Some fishermen will club the fish once they get the fish on board. Once that happens, there is a chemical released inside the fish that changes the natural flavor of the fish and smell.