Halibut Kebabs With Grilled Bread and Pancetta
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- ¼cup olive oil
- 1tablespoon coarsely chopped rosemary leaves
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon black pepper
- 1½pounds halibut fillet, skinned, cut into 2-inch chunks
- 4cups crusty bread, such as ciabatta, cut into 1½-inch cubes
- 3ounces paper-thin pancetta
Preparation
- Step 1
In large bowl, combine oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Add halibut and bread and toss to coat; set aside 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Weave pancetta around fish and bread: Skewer end of a pancetta strip, then put the skewer into fish cube. Lay pancetta strip over opposite side of cube and skewer again. Put a bread cube on the skewer, then lay the pancetta over bread the same way, so strip weaves between cubes. Repeat twice with that skewer; repeat with remaining skewers.
- Step 3
Heat a broiler, place kebabs 4 to 6 inches below. Broil 3 minutes per side. Or, prepare a medium fire on a grill. Grill kebabs, turning often, until fish is cooked and bread is browned, 6 minutes.
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Two different friends have told me about this recipe and this year I finally tried it - and have made it again. It's a good go-to recipe for Halibut in the summer. I used prosciutto rather than pancetta. First time I tried the weaving, the second time I cut squares and just put those between the fish and bread - easier and still as tasty. I recommend cutting back on the salt but otherwise very good. Use a crusty/denser bread so it keeps it's integrity rather than just being an oil sponge.
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