Panko Crusted Halibut and Sweet and Spicy Soup with Fried Rice

Panko Crusted Halibut and Sweet and Spicy Soup with Fried Rice

 For Christmas one year Shawn bought me a set of really cool ring molds and a set of square ones as well.  She may have done this because I drug her into the store to look at them a million times (Its seems that is the only way she ever takes a hint) I had wanted them because I thought I could use them to improve my platting skills.  About a year later when I was rearranging the cabinets, to make room for new toys (mainly to drive Shawn nuts) I stumbled across them covered in dust.  So I set out to create a dish to use them.  This is my best to date! (Square ones still covered in dust)

Enjoy...

2- 6 oz. Filet of Halibut

½ Cup Panko Bread Crumbs

2 Eggs

1 Cup Mirin

1 Tablespoon Honey

1 Lime

1 tablespoon Garlic Pepper Sauce

½ Cup Green Onions

2 teaspoon Lemon Grass

2 teaspoon Ginger

1 teaspoon Saffron Powder

½ cup Soy Sauce

¼ Cup Rice Wine Vinegar

1 Cup White Instant Rice

1 Cup Vegetable Stock

½ Cup Diced Yellow Onion

½ Cup Diced Celery

2 Cloves Diced Garlic

½ Cup Frozen Peas

6 tablespoons Olive Oil

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

Salt

Pepper

In a 2 Quart Sauce pan heat 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil on medium high heat.  Add Yellow Onions, Celery, Garlic and Sautee until onions become translucent.  Add 1 teaspoon of each Lemon Grass, Ginger, and Saffron Powder, then add in peas and vegetable stock and bring to boil.  Once boiling add rice, stir, cover and remove from heat.

In a 1 Quart Sauce pan poor Mirin, Honey, Juice of Lime, remaining Ginger, Lemon Grass, Saffron Powder and ¼ cup Soy Sauce and mix well.  Add Green Onions, and then cook on medium heat to reduce.

Beat Egg in bowl creating an egg wash.  Salt and Pepper Halibut. Coat one side of Halibut in egg wash.  Spread Panko Bread Crumbs on large plate, and then lay the Halibut (egg wash side down) onto the Panko, gently press fish into the bread crumbs. 

In a large Skillet, heat Vegetable Oil.  Gently lay the Halibut Fillet into Vegetable Oil, Panko side down and begin frying.

In a separate large skillet heat 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil.  Add Rice to skillet.  Add remaining Soy Sauce and Rice Wine Vinegar.  Begin sautéing rice stirring regularly.  Beat one egg and add to rice, stirring constantly to scramble egg into the rice.

Carefully flip Halibut over in Vegetable oil, continue frying until fully cooked.

Place ring mold in middle of serving dish (large rimmed soup dish), pack the mold with fried rice.  Remove ring mold. Then carefully pour Mirin broth into bowl.  Delicately place Halibut onto of rice pillar and serve.