Halibut Quiche
This dish is served about once a week at Jewel Lake Bed and Breakfast. Many pose the question, “fish for breakfast?”, but quickly change their minds after the first bite of this Alaskan treat.
2 cups cooked halibut
1 cup bisquick
¾ cup half and half or milk
3-4 eggs beaten
2 cups Swiss cheese
1 cup of onion, peppers, parsley
salt, pepper, Dijon mustard
When I mix it up, it is thick.. but will run out of bowl (barely).
Pour into 9 inch pie plate.
I cook at 350 for about an hour.. or until middle does not stick to knife.
It keeps cooking after you take it out. So be careful not to overcook.
I have also made it without the bisquick and made it in a pie shell.
Halibut Quiche is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Sourdough Pancakes of Alaska
Originating in a Alaska, this recipe was popular in the late 1800s, when a sourdough starter was the common and reliable way to provide leavening for bread products. Preparation begins the night before.
1 cup sourdough starter (see recipe below)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup warm water
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Place the sourdough starter in a nonreactive mixing bowl, add the flour and water. Stir and leave, loosely covered, overnight in a warm place.
The following morning, stir the mixture and remove 1 cup, adding it to your sourdough starter in the refrigerator. To the warm sourdough mixture, add remaining ingredients, stirring well.
For each pancake, pour scant 1/4 cup batter onto a hot griddle. Cook pancakes until dry around edges. Turn and cook other sides until lightly golden brown.
Makes 2 servings.
Sourdough Starter
I’ve used this recipe with excellent results. However, be aware that when a new starter is begun, it will take several feedings before developing the desired “sour-tangy-taste” strived for in baked goods. When treated with regularly scheduled attention and loving care, your starter will last for literally centuries!
1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons
2 cups room temperature, non-chlorinated water (or bottled water)
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
In a 2 to 3-quart glass or ceramic jar or bowl, using a wooden or non-metallic spoon, mix yeast and warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Add flour; mix until thick batter forms. Batter need not be smooth. Cover loosely with cheesecloth, lightweight kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Let stand in warm place for 24 hours. Stir; cover loosely. Place starter in a warm place for 2 to 3 days or until it bubbles and smells sour; stirring once a day. Cover loosely with a glass or ceramic lid or plastic wrap and store in refrigerator. If the starter is not used within one week, you must feed it to keep it alive and active by following directions to replenish below. If a clear liquid (an alcohol sometimes called hooch) rises to the top of starter during storage, simply stir it back in, but if the liquid turns a light pink, it means the starter is beginning to break down and spoil; discard and begin again.
To Replenish Starter
After using a portion of starter, replenish with equal amounts of flour and warm water. For example, if 1 1/4 cups of starter were removed to make bread, replenish remaining starter with 1 1/4 cups warm water and 1 1/4 cups flour. Stir well to blend, cover and let stand in a warm place until bubbly, 3 to 5 hours. Store starter in loosely covered glass container in refrigerator. If not used at the end of one week, remove 1 cup starter and discard; then replenish with equal amounts of flour and warm water as instructed.
At Jewel Lake Bed and Breakfast we had our starter handed down to us from a family friend. It has been handed down to Alaskan friends and family since the early mining days. You have to ask your host Troy for the whole story. Enjoy!
Spicy Alaskan Blackened Halibut
Ingredients:
2 lbs. Bluefish Fillets
I stick Butter
1 tbs. paprika
1/2 tsp. each of Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, and dried Oregano
1 tbs. dried Parsley
1 tbs. Olive Oil
Rinse Halibut fillets under cold water and let drain. In a small bowl, combine Paprika, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Parsley, Oregano, and Cayenne Pepper. Melt Butter. Dip Fillets into melted Butter and then into seasonings.
Preheat skillet with oil. Place fillets in hot skillet and cook 2-3 minutes on each side until fish blackens and flakes easily with a fork.
Serves 4