Today's Recipe: Pan-Roasted Halibut with Prosciutto, Lemon, White Wine and Capers, Angel Hair Pasta and Salad

Happy Friday!!!  Friday is date night in our house, so I usually try something fancy.  "Fancy" does NOT mean difficult and time consuming, although, I have been known to do those on Friday's too, this recipe is easy.  I serve this on angel hair pasta.  I make a lemon, garlic, white wine, parmesan cheese, cream or milk sauce for the pasta and make a fresh simple salad, toss some garlic bread and you have a lovely date night dinner.  Don't forget a nice buttery, citrus white wine!

Pan-Roasted Halibut with Prosciutto, Lemon, White Wine, and Capers 

Yields: 2 Servings

Ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground salt and pepper
2 halibut fillets (6-ounce) or any thick white fish you like
Extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
2 slices prosciutto cut into strips
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 lemon juiced
2 teaspoons capers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley plus whole sprigs for garnish

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Put the flour on a deep plate or in a shallow bowl and season well with salt and pepper. Dredge the fish in the flour. Put a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil and the butter and get the skillet hot. Add the fillets and cook until browned on 1 side, 2 to 3 minutes. At the same time, add the prosciutto and cook, stirring, to brown. Then flip the fish, put the skillet in the oven, and roast until the fish is just cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Remove the fish to 2 serving plates. Dump the prosciutto out onto paper towels to drain. Put the skillet back over medium heat. Add another tablespoon olive oil, the white wine, lemon juice, capers, the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the parsley and bring to a boil; boil until reduced and thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the fish, top with the prosciutto, and serve immediately.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 864 Calories; 39g Fat (43.3% calories from fat); 88g Protein; 27g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 238mg Cholesterol; 6373mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 12 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence