Columbia River Steelhead Oscar

Columbia River Steelhead Oscar

DifficultyBeginner

Steelhead topped with asparagus, dungeness crab and finished with bearnaise sauce

Prep Time15 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins

Columbia River Steelhead
 4 6 oz pieces Columbia River Steelhead
 2 tbsp tablespoons olive oil
  Salt and pepper
 0.50 lb asparagus, blanched and cut into ½’ batons
 4 oz Dungeness crab meat
 Lemon zest of 1 lemon
 2 tbsp melted butter
 0.50 cup Bearnaise Sauce, recipe follows
Bearnaise Sauce
 1 tbsp white wine
 2 tsp red wine vinegar
 1 tsp 1 teaspoon shallot, minced
 1 tsp tarragon, chopped
 0.25 tsp teaspoon pepper
 1 egg yolk
 1 tbsp lemon juice
 0.25 tsp salt
 Pinch cayenne pepper
 0.25 cup melted butter

Bearnaise Sauce
1

Combine wine, vinegar, shallot, tarragon and pepper in small sauce pan.
Bring to boil over high heat and cook until liquid is reduced by 3/4 – about 1 minute.
Place tarragon mixture, egg yolk, lemon juice, salt and cayenne in blender and pulse 5 seconds.
Stream melted butter into mixture while blender is running until sauce is smooth.
Will keep in refrigerator 5 days.

Columbia River Steelhead
2

Rub both sides of fish pieces with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Pan fry, bake or BBQ as you like.

3

Combine blanched asparagus, crab meat, lemon zest, butter, salt and pepper in small bowl.
Mix to combine.

Assemble
4

To serve place fish on center of plate, top with crab and asparagus mixture and drizzle with Bearnaise Sauce. Add your favorite, rice, mash potatoes on the bottom.

Ingredients

Columbia River Steelhead
 4 6 oz pieces Columbia River Steelhead
 2 tbsp tablespoons olive oil
  Salt and pepper
 0.50 lb asparagus, blanched and cut into ½’ batons
 4 oz Dungeness crab meat
 Lemon zest of 1 lemon
 2 tbsp melted butter
 0.50 cup Bearnaise Sauce, recipe follows
Bearnaise Sauce
 1 tbsp white wine
 2 tsp red wine vinegar
 1 tsp 1 teaspoon shallot, minced
 1 tsp tarragon, chopped
 0.25 tsp teaspoon pepper
 1 egg yolk
 1 tbsp lemon juice
 0.25 tsp salt
 Pinch cayenne pepper
 0.25 cup melted butter

Directions

Bearnaise Sauce
1

Combine wine, vinegar, shallot, tarragon and pepper in small sauce pan.
Bring to boil over high heat and cook until liquid is reduced by 3/4 – about 1 minute.
Place tarragon mixture, egg yolk, lemon juice, salt and cayenne in blender and pulse 5 seconds.
Stream melted butter into mixture while blender is running until sauce is smooth.
Will keep in refrigerator 5 days.

Columbia River Steelhead
2

Rub both sides of fish pieces with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Pan fry, bake or BBQ as you like.

3

Combine blanched asparagus, crab meat, lemon zest, butter, salt and pepper in small bowl.
Mix to combine.

Assemble
4

To serve place fish on center of plate, top with crab and asparagus mixture and drizzle with Bearnaise Sauce. Add your favorite, rice, mash potatoes on the bottom.

Columbia River Steelhead Oscar