1. Wipe and skin the halibut

2. Butter an ovenproof casserole dish

3. Place the halibut in the dish and cook for about 15minutes in the middle shelf of the preheated oven

4. Remove the dish from the oven

5. Sprinkle the onion over the fish

6. Mix the cream and lemon together

7. Pour the lemon mixture over the fish and dust the top with paprika

8. Cover the dish with a lid or foil

9. Return the dish to the oven and cook for a further 20minutes, basting it twice with the cooking liquid

10. Trim and slice the mushrooms

11. Sprinkle the mushrooms and the shrimps over the fish

12. Cook for a further 15minutes and baste twice again

13. Transfer the fish to a warm dish and pour over the liquid

List of ingredients required:

2 lb piece halibut
1 heaped tablespoon finely chopped onion
3 oz peeled shrimps
1/4 lb button mushrooms
2 oz unsalted butter
2 heaped teaspoons paprika
Juice of half lemon
1/2 pint double cream
Puff pastry crescents (garnish)

The oven should be preheated at a temperature of 325F (160C)

1. Skin and bone the halibut

2. Cover the trimmings with boiling salted water and simmer the stock for 30minutes

3. Put the fish through a food processor

4. Add the constarch, flour, and salt

5. Grind the mixture in the food processor again

6. Add the egg, pepper and nutmeg

7. With a potato masher, work in gradually the cups of milk

8. Shape the mixture into walnut-sized balls

9. Simmer the balls in the stock until they are cooked through

List of ingredients required:

2 lb fresh halibut
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 beaten egg
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk

1. Wipe the butterfish with a damp cloth

2. Sprinkle the fish with the salt and pepper

3. Brush them with the butter and broil them for about 5minutes or until they are golden brown

4. Baste the fish several times with melted butter while broiling

5. Turn the fish over and broil the other side to a golden brown color as well

6. Transfer the fish to a heated platter

7. Spread the fish with soft butter mixed with the grated lemon rind, parsley, sweet basil and the pinch of chives

8. Garnish the dish with the lemon wedges

List of ingredients required:

6 butterfish
Salt and pepper
Butter
6 tablespoons of soft butter
3 teaspoons grated lemon rind
3 teaspoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped sweet basil