Basil-Steamed Halibut with Lemon Crème Sauce

~ one of our new favorite ways for halibut! 

This recipe was super easy once we changed the procedures a bit, so if you want to be a purist, check out the real one on the link (they lost us at the first ingredient: 1.5 lbs of white fish bones ~ we used fish sauce and skipped a lot of the sauce preparation). We also used fat free sour cream in place of their crème fraîche...and saved about 200 calories and 22 grams of fat! Our sauce is runnier than theirs, but we were OK with that. We've left their nutritional information the same, but keep that in mind. :)

~ The sauce is yummy enough that you'll want to include rice or potatoes as a side (to sop up the extra!)

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Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and about 3 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4  cup  water
• 1/4  cup  fish sauce
• 1/4  cup  crème fraîche (or sour cream)
• 5  tablespoons  lemon juice, divided
• 1  large egg yolk
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  unsalted butter
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  bunch fresh basil leaves (about 1 ounce)
• 4  (6-ounce) halibut fillets, skinned
• 2  cups  water

Preparation

1. Combine garlic, fish sauce, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 2 minutes or until stock is reduced to 2 tablespoons. Reduce heat to low. Combine sour cream, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and egg yolk in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Slowly pour egg mixture into reduced stock, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in butter and pepper. Keep warm.
2. Pour 2 cups water and 3 tablespoons lemon juice into a large skillet; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
3. Line a vegetable steamer with 1 bunch basil leaves, reserving 2 leaves for garnish if desired. Arrange fillets in a single layer over basil. Place steamer in skillet; cover and steam fillets 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Carefully remove steamer from skillet. Serve fillets with sauce. Garnish with chopped basil leaves, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 290

Fat: 14.4g (sat 6.9g,mono 4.2g,poly 1.8g)

Protein: 36.6g

Carbohydrate: 0.5g

Fiber: 0.1g

Cholesterol: 131mg

Iron: 1.6mg

Sodium: 387mg

Calcium: 88mg