Thursday, June 13, 2013

Reasons To Seek Fresh Halibut For Sale

By Mara Boone


Many fish restaurants pride themselves on the range of dishes that they can provide. For a lot of customers, they are happy if the spot fresh halibut for sale. This fish is widely known as the 'Steak of Seafood', and many a happy couple have celebrated an occasion with this as the main dish. You no longer have to live next to the sea to enjoy these dishes.

They're the largest flat fish, and can grow to well in excess of ten feet in length. Their normal habitat is either the North Atlantic or North Pacific Oceans, as they're a cold water fish. They often spend their time on the sea bed, blending in against the sandy bottom, they often keep very still as their white undersides could give them away.

They're not fussy eaters, and will eat just about anything. A lot of fishermen joke that anything that will fit into the mouth of one of these giants will get eaten. Even the very young fish live on small crabs.

These fish have very few natural enemies. Their main hunters are either Sea Lions, Killer Whales or Salmon Sharks. The one to be most way of should be the human fisherman.

One problem will these fish is they're slow to mature. They often don't begin to breed until they're eight years old, at which point they're about seventy five centimetres long. So anything beneath that length is returned to the sea. It is hoped that sustainable fish stocks will be there in the coming years.

The normal method of catching these fish is by trawling a long line across the sea bed. Along the line are hooks baited with octopus, which seems to be a favourite diet with these fish. The line can rest on the bottom all day until it gets reeled in. There is even a growing trend towards sport fishing against these specimens.

The primary reason why these fish are targeted is that they are a wonderful food source. To look at the flesh is white in color, there are very few bones, and the texture is firm and slightly meaty. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the previously mentioned nickname.

This fish can be cooked in a wide variety of ways. Some of the more popular means being frying, grilling or broiling. The flesh contains a whole range of nutrients, and so does the skin. Many will have heard of the benefits of Omega 3 fish oils, well this is a fish rich in these oils. Which is why you will often see this fish included within so many different diets.

If this fish isn't cooked properly it will become slightly dry. So if you are going to try pan frying, one suggestion is a knob of butter and some olive oil and keep basting as you cook. Many do prefer to poach the fish steaks, this has the bonus of keeping it moist as it cooks. You will know when it is properly done as the flesh becomes opaque, and also has a flaky appearance.

You can now find halibut for sale at any time of the year. For the best fish the ideal time is during the summer and fall months. However you intend to cook your fish, one thing that you will be sure of is that you will enjoy it.




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