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Grilled Halibut with Chili Banana Tamarind Sauce

This deliciously different grilled halibut is topped with a sweet, tangy, savory chili banana tamarind sauce. No one will ever guess that the sauce contains bananas!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

For the chili banana tamarind sauce:

  • 6 Pasilla chilis also known as Chili Negro
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon Ancho chili powder
  • 1/3 cup tamarind paste
  • ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of two limes

For the halibut:

  • 1 ½ pounds halibut
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons Ancho chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the corn saute:

  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • 6 ears corn kernels removed
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • juice of 1 lime

For the garnish:

  • Additional chopped cilantro
  • 1 lime quartered

Instructions

For the sauce:

  1. Place the dried chilis in bowl and pour over 2 cups boiling water. Let sit for 15 minutes until softened. When cool enough to handle, remove the stem and all of the seeds. Reserve 1/3 cup of soaking liquid for the sauce.

  2. In a Vitamix or blender, put the chilis, bananas, cumin, chili powder, tamarind paste,  oil and lime juice. Blend until the sauce is completely smooth, adding the reserved soaking liquid a tablespoon at a time until thick as pudding and spreadable. It should not be so thick that it cannot be evenly spread on the grilled halibut.

  3. Preheat a gas or charcoal grill.

For the halibut:

  1. Rub the fish with the olive oil. Blend the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle over the fish.
  2. Place the fish, skin side down on a sheet of aluminum foil. Place the fish on the grill and cook for 15 minutes or until the fish is cooked all the way through.

For the corn sauté:

  1. In a large sauté pan heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute. Add the corn and stir the mixture for 5 minutes until it is cooked. Add the cilantro and lime juice.
  2. To serve, spoon the corn on 4 plates and top with a piece of fish. Spread the sauce on top and garnish with additional cilantro and a piece of lime.