Halibut Or Mahi Mahi Baked In Fresh Green Salsa

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup tomatillo, coarsely chopped (green tomatoes)
• 1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 poblano peppers, coarsely chopped (or sub in jalapeno for less heat)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, packed coarsely chopped, plus 2 tbsp leaves for garnish
• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3/4 cup sour cream, divided (i used light sour cream)
• kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 3/4 lbs halibut (about 1 inch thick) or 1 3/4 lbs salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick) or 1 3/4 lbs mahi mahi (about 1 inch thick)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375. in a large frying pan, melt butter over high heat. stir in flour, remove from heat, and mix to form a smooth paste.
• 2 scrape flour paste into a blender. add tomatillos, onion, chilies, chopped cilantro, chicken broth, and 1/2 cup sour cream. puree in blender. pour green sauce back into frying pan; add salt and lime juice to taste and bring to a boil.
• 3 rinse fish, pat dry with paper towels, cut into 6 equal pieces, and season with salt. set pieces slightly apart in an 8 by 12 in baking dish.
• 4 pour evenly over fish.
• 5 bake fish until it flakes but still looks moist in the center of the thickest part (cut to test), 15 to 20 minutes.
• 6 serve up fish and spoon sauce over portions. top off with small spoonfuls of remaining sour cream, and sprinkle with cilantro leaves.