Chef Vatche Cooks Halibut In The Great Day Kitchen - KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News Source

Looking for a great seafood recipe to cook over the weekend? Then you're in luck!

Chef Vatche Moukhtarian from the Cracked Pepper Bistro was live in the Great Day Kitchen on Thursday to cook up his special Halibut recipe.

The Cracked Pepper Bistro is located at 389 E Shaw Ave in Fresno; you can contact the restaurant at (559) 222-9119ý. You can also check out the restuarant at http://www.crackedpepperbistro.com/ .

Here's Chef Vatche's Halibut recipe for those who wish to try it at home:

Ingredients:

2 lb fresh Halibut; bones and skinned

¼ c Olive Oil

2 tomatoes

1 c Kalamata Olives

1 tb Oregano (chopped)

½ c White wine

Sea Salt

Black Pepper

Saffron

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F. Arrange fish in a baking  dish and pout oil over fish. Slice tomatoes into dish around fish; sprinkle olives and oregano over fish and tomatoes. Place dish in preheated oven and bake 7-8 minutes.

Pour wine into dish; with tablespoon, baste fish with pan juices and wine. Season to taste. Bake 5-6 minutes; baste again and test fish with fork (fish will flake when done).