Healthy Recipes #34 Halibut with Ginger

Ingredients:
3/4 lb halibut cut into 2 pieces
1/4 cups light vegetable broth
1/4 cup mirin rice wine*
3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
1 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS fresh lemon juice
1 TBS minced fresh ginger
2 cups fresh shitake mushrooms, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 cup coarsely chopped scallion
salt and white pepper to taste



*mirin is a sweet Japanese rice wine without the alcohol content; you can find it in many of your local health food stores or in the Japanese section of your local grocery store.


Directions:
Chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to enhance their health-promoting properties.
Bring the broth and mirin wine to a simmer on medium-high heat in a 10-inch skillet.
Add garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice, ginger, scallions, and mushrooms.
Place halibut steaks on top, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for about 5 minutes, depending on thickness (5 minutes for every 1/2" of thickness). Season with salt and pepper. Remove steaks and place on a plate. Spoon scallions and mushroom broth over fish and serve.