Ingredients

  • 4 (6-ounce) fillets artic char, skinned
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Tangerine-Habanero Glaze, recipe follows
  • Meyer Lemon Broth, recipe follows
  • Couscous, recipe follows
  • 4 cups tangerine juice
  • 2 cups red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 habanero chile, chopped
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small Spanish onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 cups homemade clam broth
  • 1/2 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, optional
  • Fresh parsley leaves or cilantro leaves, torn
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup instant couscous
  • 1 tablespoon Meyer lemon zest

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Brush fillets on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat a large, oven-safe nonstick saute pan over high heat, add the fish, and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
  • Brush with some of the glaze, turn over, and continue cooking (on the stovetop or in the oven) for 3 to 4 minutes or until just cooked through.
  • Brush with more of the glaze and remove from the heat.
  • Ladle some of the broth into large shallow bowls, place fish in the middle, glazed side up, and sprinkle some of the couscous around the fish.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Place tangerine juice in a medium saucepan and cook over high heat, until reduced to 3/4 cup, stirring occasionally.
  • While the tangerine juice is reducing, combine vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan and cook until reduced by half.
  • Add the reduced tangerine juice and habanero to the reduced vinegar mixture and stir to combine.
  • Puree in a blender until smooth and season with salt.
  • Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature before using.
  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onions and cook until soft.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add the clam broth and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Strain the mixture and return to the saucepan, stir in the lemon juice and bring to a simmer.
  • Whisk in the butter, if using, and the torn parsley or cilantro.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Keep warm.
  • Bring water and salt to a boil in a saucepan.
  • Stir in the couscous, cover the pot, remove from the heat, and let sit 5 minutes or until the water is absorbed and couscous is tender.
  • Remove the lid of the pot, fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the zest.
  • Keep warm.