Pan Seared Halibut with Cherry Tomato Chutney

Monday morning, I was working in the kitchen prepping with my husband for a tasting he was going to have at The Water Works Museum a new venue for us. And I know how hard he works and how important this tasting was for him. While he was searing this beautiful black cod for the tasting he was mentioning to another co-worker how much he likes fish and what type of fish he likes and Halibut is on the favorite fish list.
After work when I went grocery shopping.They had this great looking Halibut at Whole Foods and also and pretty good looking cherry tomatoes, so that's how Monday's dinner took its shape. I also wanted to reward my husband for working so hard and since It's been a while I've posted a something savory here, and I decided to share this recipe with you.

Pan Seared Halibut with Cherry Tomato Chutney

Ingredients for the Chutney

1 pint of cherry tomatoes,quartered

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1/4 brown sugar 

1/4 cup red onions, small diced

1/4 cup yellow or red bell pepper, small diced

1/2 Jalapeno, minced

2 cloves of garlic minced

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

1/8 teaspoon cumin

1/8 teaspoon coriander 

a pinch of salt & pepper  

a pinch of cayenne pepper

2 tablespoon of parsley chopped

How to make it

On a sauce pot over medium heat add the rice vinegar and sugar, stir often until it has cooked down to a syrup consistence.

Add the onions,peppers,jalapeno,spices,salt and pepper.Let it cook for 5 minutes and add the tomatoes. Keep stirring frequently  once the tomatoes start to get soft, lower the heat and cook for about 10 more minutes or until it gets thicker like a chuncky jam consistence remove from heat add parsley and adjust salt and pepper as needed.

For the fish

4 6oz to 8oz portions of Halibut 

preheat oven to 350 F

Brush the fish with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper all over.In a large skillet add olive oil in high moderated heat wait until the oil gets hot and the Halibut presentation side down sear for about 3 min or until it gets a golden brown color.Using a fish spatula flip it over cook the other side of the fish for 2-3 min.

And finish the fish in the oven for about 5-6 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 145F.Transfer the halibut to plates and topped with chutney

For sides you can do something as simple as roasted potatoes and braised swiss chards with go really well with it.

Enjoy!

Pri =)

pretty cherry tomatoes

You want to add your tomatoes at this point 

Really close to be done

Yum!

And by the way I just heard that we got accepted to work on that venue. Great news!