Elevate Your Dinner Party: Gourmet Seafood Recipes to Impress Your Guests

Elevate Your Dinner Party: Gourmet Seafood Recipes to Impress Your Guests

Pan-Seared Halibut with Lemon Caper Sauce

 

Ingredients:

- 4 halibut fillets

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 2 tablespoons butter

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1/4 cup chicken broth

- 2 tablespoons lemon juice

- 2 tablespoons capers, drained

- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

 

Instructions:

  1. Pat halibut fillets dry with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add halibut fillets to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  3. In the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
  4. Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice, and capers, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
  5. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until slightly reduced.
  6. Return the halibut fillets to the skillet, spooning the sauce over the top.
  7. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, or until the halibut is heated through.
  8. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley before serving.

 

 

Grilled Salmon with Honey Mustard Glaze

 

Ingredients:

- 4 salmon fillets

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 1/4 cup honey

- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

- 1 tablespoon soy sauce

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

- Lemon wedges, for serving

- Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

 

Instructions:

  1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together honey, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, minced garlic, and olive oil to make the glaze.
  3. Brush the glaze over both sides of the salmon fillets.
  4. Place salmon fillets on the preheated grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
  5. Remove from grill and serve hot, garnished with lemon wedges and chopped fresh parsley.

 

 

Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

 

Ingredients:

- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 4 tablespoons butter

- 4 cloves garlic, minced

- 1/4 cup white wine

- 2 tablespoons lemon juice

- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

- Cooked pasta, for serving

 

Instructions:

  1. Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, or until pink and opaque. Remove from skillet and set aside.
  3. In the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
  4. Stir in white wine and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
  5. Return cooked shrimp to the skillet, tossing to coat in the garlic butter sauce.
  6. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, or until heated through.
  7. Remove from heat and stir in chopped fresh parsley.
  8. Serve hot over cooked pasta.

 

 

Oven-Baked Rockfish with Herb Crust

 

Ingredients:

- 4 rockfish fillets

- Salt and pepper to taste

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- Zest of 1 lemon

 

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Season rockfish fillets with salt and pepper, then place them on the prepared baking sheet.
  3. In a small bowl, combine breadcrumbs, chopped fresh parsley, thyme, rosemary, minced garlic, and lemon zest.
  4. Drizzle olive oil over the rockfish fillets, then press the breadcrumb mixture onto the top of each fillet to form a crust.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until fish is cooked through and the crust is golden brown.
  6. Serve hot, garnished with additional chopped fresh herbs if desired.

 

Enjoy these gourmet seafood recipes at your next dinner party!

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