Potato Encrusted Halibut With Roasted Onions and Fennel

Ingredients

• 4 frozen halibut steaks, thawed (approximately 8-ounce each)
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, aioli (light mayo works fine)
• 1 cup hash brown, frozen, thawed
• sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 onions, peeled and quartered
• 2 small fennel bulbs, trimmed and quartered

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. 2

   Whisk together oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Toss in vegetables and place around the edges of a parchment-lined roasting pan.

3. 3

   Roast 10–15 minutes while preparing the fish.

4. 4

   Place each fish steak on a work surface and spread oneside with about 1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise. Press about 1/4 cup hash brown onto the fish to form a top layer. Repeat with each steak.

5. 5

   Remove roasting pan with vegetables from oven.

6. 6

   Season fish with salt and pepper and add to the center of the roasting pan with the vegetables.

7. 7

   Return pan to oven and cook 10–12 minutes or until fish is opaque and flaky and top is golden brown.