Halibut Puttanesca - what on the side?

17 years ago

Hey all,

DH and I are celebrating out 12th wedding anniversary a day early (tonight) and he chose Halibut Puttanesca as the main course. I was thinking a spinach salad with balsamic, but what sort of starch? I have tons of options:

Cous Cous

Pasta (many shapes & sizes)

rice (brown, white, basmati, red)

or potatoes

What would be your preference with a spicy garlicy, tomatoey, olivey sauce?

Thanks in advance!

Alexa

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hawk307
17 years ago
Alexa:
How about a Chef's Salad , with all the goodies.
I make it with Crispy Iceberg Lettuce,Feta , Sharp Provolone, Ham , Prociutto, Pepperoni, Anchovies,
Tomatoes and Sweet Onions.
Sprinkle on some Garlic Powder and Parmesan Cheese.
Then the Dressing of your choice. I use Zesty Italian.

I like Ice Berg instead of Spinach and Romaine, because it's Crispy, Crunchy.

But that's me.
Don't forget the Garlic Bread, for Starch.
Save me some.
Lou
seagrass_gw Cape Cod
17 years ago
Angel hair?? The stuff is so thin, you don't need a lot of sauce to make it happen. Or a garlic grilled bruschetta?

Sounds delicious. My fisherman came back empty-handed after 5 hours on the bay. I was hoping for some winter flounder or a young striped bass but no luck. We're having (canned) salmon cakes tonight.

Happy Anniversary,

seagrass
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17 years ago
The puttanesca will be wonderful on the halibut!

I would stay with a Mediterranean style side. Pasta does not do it for me with halibut.....so I would do a saffron rice or a lemon Cous Cous. Another very interesting option would be Sharon CB's "salted" mini potatoes ala the Canary Islands.

Do a search on the forum but unfortunately I think they will come up on the WFD thread.

Maybe Ann T ( she made them recently) or Sharon will see this...I forget the name in Spanish
tony1552
17 years ago
Alexa.......................RIGATONI pasta......absolutely no question it goes with the dish....Tony
mer4205
17 years ago
My vote is for Linguini fini.

But I would say that if Jessy was around you would get a snappier answer... -maria
hawk307
17 years ago
Alexa:
This seems similar to the Bacala Stew ( Dried Cod ) we had on Christmas Eve.
It was Baked in the oven with Crushed Tomatoes, Olives Onions ,Capers, Garlic Cloves, Parsley and all the Good Spices.

I haven't made this for many years.

We had Linguini on the side and Garlic Bread for dipping.
Also a simple salad with Tomatoes , Lettuce and Onions.
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caliloo
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks for all the great suggestions, I think any of them would have worked well. However, DH decided on Garlic Risotto for the side. You could have knocked me over with a feather!

Ayway, I will keep this whole thread with the Halibut Puttanesca recipe for inspiration the next time I make it.

THanks againg everyone!

Alexa
caliloo
Original Author
17 years ago
I forgot to mention, I posted pictures of our dinner on the WFD # 294 thread!

Alexa
jessyf
17 years ago
OK Maria you asked and I shall oblige

Puttanesca, the 'Whore's Pasta', right? Fish on fish?

(darfc)

Actually polenta came to mind for the side dish

Happy Anniversary Alexa!
hawk307
17 years ago
Jessy:
That's not nice! It was a " Prostitute's " dish.
More like a dish from a " Dish "

I Think it was to keep up the energy level.

Lou
compumom
17 years ago
Alexa, do you have a recipe to share? Happy Anniversary!
caliloo
Original Author
17 years ago
Yikes! Sorry for not posting the recipe initially!

I am posting the recipe as I found it - I actually subbed canned tomatoes for the jarred sauce the recipe called for and incerased the spices a bit, but I kept true to the ingredients. Also, I sauteed the garlic for just a bit, then added the capers and smashed some with my wooden spoon before adding the tomatoes and olives and other stuff.
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Halibut Puttanesca
Copyright, 2006, Robin Miller, All rights reserved
Prep Time:
5 min
Inactive Prep Time:
0 min
Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
4 servings
Ingredients
Â 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce, left over from Spaghetti and Meatballs or storebought
Â 4 cloves garlic, minced
Â 1/2 cup stuffed green olives, chopped
Â 3 tablespoons drained capers
Â 1/2 cup red wine
Â 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
Â 4 (5-ounce) halibut fillets
Â Salt and ground black pepper
Â 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Directions
Add tomato sauce to a saucepan. Add garlic, olives, capers, wine and anchovy paste and bring mixture to a simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat. Meanwhile, season halibut on both sides with salt and black pepper. Add halibut fillets to sauce, cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, until fish is fork tender.
compumom
17 years ago
Oh yum, that sounds amazing! I've copied and pasted to my to try file! I'm trying to get into halibut more, but dh is a bit resistant. However, this sauce would light his fire! LOL
mer4205
17 years ago
Sounds delicious!

I think we call it "Harlot's Sauce" - but any way you call it it's as Jessy says....:)

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