Halibut And Sweet Corn Tamales

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ears corn, husks intact
• 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell peppers
• 2 (6 ounce) halibut fillets, 1 inch thick

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 lightly grease a baking sheet.
• 3 carefully remove husks from corn, reserving the 4 largest ones.
• 4 cut the corn kernels off of their ears.
• 5 blend lightly in a food processor or blender until just coarsely chopped, be sure not to puree!
• 6 add cilantro, cornmeal, sugar, and salt, then pule once or twice just to mix.
• 7 season with fresh ground black pepper.
• 8 stir in fintely chopped red bell pepper.
• 9 arrange 2 corn husks on a square of foil large enough to hold a tamale.
• 10 spread 1/4 of corn mixture (approx the same size as the halibut fillets you are using) over both husks on foil.
• 11 season halibut on both sides with salt and pepper.
• 12 place halibuts on top of corn mixtures on tamales.
• 13 top halibuts with another 1/4 of the corn mixture.
• 14 pull ends of bottom husks over halibuts and top with remaining husks.
• 15 tuck ends of top husks under bottom husks.
• 16 fold around tamales into small packets.
• 17 bake until halibuts are just cooked through, about 20 minutes.