seared halibut with bacon and bean relish

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (7 ounce) halibut steaks
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 ounces bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces
• 8 ounces fresh green beans, tips trimmed, sliced into 1/8-inch pieces
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• season halibut steaks generously with salt and black pepper. refrigerate until needed.
• place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium heat. when bacon is about half cooked, 4 to 6 minutes, stir in beans and pinch of salt. cook, stirring, until bacon is crisp and beans are almost tender, 4 to 6 minutes. transfer bacon and beans to a bowl and return skillet with bacon drippings to the stove over medium-high heat.
• when bacon drippings just begin to smoke, place 2 halibut steaks in the skillet; cook until browned and meat is just starting to pull away from the bone, about 4 minutes per side. transfer steaks to a plate and repeat for remaining 2 steaks.
• remove skillet from heat and pour in water; bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. return beans and bacon to the skillet and stir in lemon juice; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. season with salt and pepper to taste. spoon hot bean and bacon relish over halibut steaks and serve.