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Easy Bacon-Wrapped Halibut

Easy Bacon-Wrapped Fish Fingers

Bacon-wrapped white fish fillets with a wine and mustard cream sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 781 kcal

Ingredients
  

Fish
  • 2-2 ½ pounds halibut fillet or other firm white fish (about 2 fillets or 1 large fillet cut into 2 pieces)
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • 10-12 slices bacon
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
Sauce
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ¼ cup whole-grain mustard
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper

Instructions
 

Fish
  • Rinse and dry the fish. Season both sides of the fillets with salt and pepper. Then, coat them on both sides with Dijon mustard.
  • Place half of the bacon strips onto a cutting board, overlapping each piece. Place a fillet on it. Repeat for the other fillet. Wrapping two fillets will take about 10-12 bacon slices in total.
  • Fold one side of the bacon strips onto a fillet. Then, fold over the other side to wrap it in bacon. Repeat for the second fillet.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet until it starts to smoke. Add the fillets to the pan with the bacon seam-side up. (Do not overcrowd the pan. Cook in 2 batches if needed.) Reduce the heat, add a lid, and cook for 3 minutes. Flip and cook for another 3 minutes. Prop the fish with a heat-proof utensil or the other fillet and cook the sides for 2-3 minutes each. Remove the fillets to a platter to rest and cover with aluminum foil.
Sauce
  • Add the wine and mustard to a saucepan. Whisk to mix. Heat until boiling. Then lower the heat and let it simmer until most of the liquid evaporates. Add the cream, stir, and heat just until the cream is hot. Cut the fillets into 1-inch strips and spoon the cream sauce over the fillets. Serve immediately.

Notes

Fillet Thickness

Use fish fillets that are 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. A thicker fillet takes longer to cook, giving the bacon time to crisp.

Nutrition

Calories: 781kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 63gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 242mgSodium: 912mgPotassium: 1.468mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1.106IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bacon wrapped fish fingers, bacon wrapped halibut, fish fingers, white fish fingers
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