Get Cooking: Halibut Tostada

Ingredients:

• 4 each- 3 ounce Halibut Fillets
• 2 tbs. Vegetable Oil
• 4 Corn Tortillas (cut into 3 in. round, fried)
• 2 Avocados
• 1 Shallot, small dice
• 2 tbs. Cilantro, minced
• 1 Jalapeno, small dice
• 1 Lime, cut in half
• ½ Cup Chicken Stock
• ½ Cup Tamarind Concentrate
• 1 tbs. Sugar
• 1 Jalapeno, thinly sliced (for Garnish)
• Queso Fresco, crumbled (for Garnish)
• Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 500 degrees. Heat medium Sauté pan with 2 tbs. Oil. Season Halibut Fillets and place in very hot sauté pan. Cook for 1 Minute than place in oven for 3-5 minutes.
2. Half the avocados and remove the seeds with a knife. Squeeze the flesh into a mixing bowl then add shallots, jalapeno, cilantro and mash together with a potato masher. Season to taste with lime juice and salt and pepper.
3. When the Halibut is ready, take the fillets out of the pan and rest them on a paper towel. While pan is still hot, deglaze with chicken stock, and then add tamarind and sugar. Season with salt and pepper.
4. For plating, place a dab of guacamole on the center of the plate to mount the tortilla shell. Place the tortilla on the plate and spread with guacamole. Place halibut fillet on top of the guacamole. Drizzle tamarind glaze on the plate and top tostado with sliced jalapeno and crumbled queso fresco. Serve immediately.