Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus · Fish
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The largest flatfish, a giant of cold northern seas with thick, snow-white, lean and very firm flesh. Mild and gently sweet, it cuts into dense steaks that hold their shape on the grill and flake into big, meaty leaves.
Picking a good onedrag
Just cut: glossy, firm, seaweed-freshOff: soft, smelling sour or fishy
Counter freshEveryday bestCook to 63 C / 145 F inside and no further, or it turns dry. Thawed fish must still smell fresh.
Cut face of a steak or filletDuller, waxy, edges still clean
Skin, where left onLess lustrous, slime cloudy
Press the fleshLess elastic, still springs back
Smell at the cut fleshNeutral and mild, no seaweed left