A sizzle platter holding broiled arctic char dressed in a citrus sauce.

Dinner tonight: Broiled arctic char meets citrus sauce, a longtime favorite recipe from Sally Schneider’s A New Way to Cook.

It’s simple:

  1. Segment a mix of oranges and lemon.
  2. Dress them with a small amount of olive oil and chives, and season with salt.
  3. Briefly marinate the char in a mix of equal parts citrus juice, olive oil, and honey.
  4. Broil the char for five minutes.

That’s it! In 5 minutes, these arctic char fillets are cooked through, emerging with caramelized edges and skin glistening, ready to receive a citrus bath.

Lots of crusty bread is a must, and a simple green salad is nice, too. Have a wonderful weekend, Everyone.

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A sizzle platter holding filets of arctic char.

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A sizzle platter holding broiled arctic char dressed in a citrus sauce.

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A sizzle platter with broiled arctic char and citrus sauce.

Broiled Lemon-Honey Arctic Char with Citrus Sauce


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Author Notes: Sauce adapted from a favorite Sally Schneider recipe in A New Way to Cook.


Ingredients

  • small oranges, a mix is nice (I’ve been using Cara Cara and tangerines)
  • lemon
  • tablespoon honey
  • tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • four 3- to 4-ounce fillets Arctic Char
  • tablespoons minced chives
  • pinch flaky sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil

Instructions

  1. Position a rack 3 inches from the broiler. (Note: To get the pan 3 inches from the heat source, you may have to turn over a rimmed sheet pan and set it on the rack.) Preheat the broiler to high.
  2. If you know how to supreme citrus fruit, do that, squeezing and reserving any juice left in the rinds, then skip to step 2. Otherwise: Slice off the ends of each orange and the lemon. Squeeze the juice out of those ends into a medium bowl. Discard the rind. (It’s handy to have a garbage bowl nearby for this step.) Stand each piece of fruit on one of its cut sides. Run a knife down the side of each orange and the lemon to remove the skin. Squeeze the juice out of those skins into the bowl, then discard. Remove each citrus segment by running a knife down the side of each membrane and slicing the segment out. Drop it into the bowl of juice. Once all of the segments are removed, squeeze the remaining membranes into the bowl to extract the juice. You should be left with a bowl of beautiful segments swimming in a lot of juice. (If this doesn’t make sense, Youtube it.)
  3. Pour one tablespoon of the juice from the bowl of citrus segments into a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Whisk to combine. Add the fillets of arctic char and toss to coat. Let marinate for at least 5 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, pour the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil into the bowl with the citrus segments. Add the chives and a big pinch of sea salt. Stir to combine. Taste. It should taste similar to a salad dressing with perhaps less of a bite. It should not be emulsified.
  5. Rub a sizzle pan or sheet pan or broiler pan lightly with neutral oil. Remove fillets from marinade, letting excess drip off—no need to pat dry. Discard excess marinade. Place the char fillets skin side down in the pan. Season the flesh with salt (and pepper, if you wish) to taste. Place a sheet pan upside down on the rack (see why, if you’ve forgotten, in step 1), then place the pan with the fillets in it on top. Broil 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven and immediately transfer fillets to a serving platter. Spoon sauce over top. Pass extra sauce on the side.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Fish
  • Method: Broil
  • Cuisine: American