Halibut con CoCo

The Halibut con Coco is a popular dish amongst customers at Mojito Caribbean Cuisine. “My mom used to make a coconut dessert, which was one of my favorites growing up,” states owner Rolando Verdecia.  “With that as a base, we created the coconut cream sauce that pairs perfectly with a light fish such as Halibut.  This dish continues to be one of our top four selling dishes.  It’s a balanced sauce, not too sweet, it’s just right.”  Mixed in with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables you have the perfect summer meal!

 Coconut Sauce

2 tablespoons butter    1 cup coconut cream
½ cup diced celery    ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
½ cup diced carrots    ¼ teaspoon of clover
1 cup of white wine    Cheese cloth place
1 tablespoon salt    3 cinnamon sticks
3 cups heavy cream    5 star anise
1 cup coconut milk

Melt butter in a saucepan then add celery and carrots until soft.
Place cinnamon sticks and star anise in a cheesecloth and cook with vegetables for 4 minutes.  Once vegetables are cooked add white wine, heavy cream, coconut milk, coconut cream, salt, nutmeg, and clover.
Let reduce for 45 minutes in low heat the thicker the better.

Fresh Vegetables

    
2 zucchini    

1 tablespoon butter
2 yellow squash    

¼ cup of white wine
2 carrots

While the sauce is cooking cut zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots into
1/8 inch strips and sauté in white wine and butter.

Garlic Mash Potatoes

3  1/3 lbs. russet potatoes    

2 tablespoon kosher salt
2  cups of cream

Peel and dice potatoes. Place in a large saucepan, add the salt, and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to maintain a rolling boil. Cook until potatoes fall apart when poked with a fork.
Heat the half-and-half and the garlic in a medium saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and set aside.
Remove the potatoes from the heat and drain off the water. Mash and add the garlic-cream mixture and Parmesan; stir to combine. Let stand for 5 minutes so that mixture thickens and then serve.

Sauté Halibut

1 tablespoons of butter
Pinch of pepper                  

Pinch of salt
¼ cup of white wine    

1lb. Halibut

Cook Halibut:
Begin with making the sauce with butter, white wine, salt, and pepper. Reduce this to a medium heat and add Halibut. Cook for 5 minutes.
Place garlic mash potatoes on plate, then Halibut, pour coconut cream sauce over Halibut and top with sautéed vegetables.