Categories: Fish 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
    1/2 lb Small mushrooms 
  1 1/2 c  Fish stock 
    1/2 c  Greek pitted olives (black) 
      4    Halibut steaks, cut into 
           -3/4" thick slices 
           Milk 
           Salt 
           Freshly ground white pepper 
           Flour for dredging 
      4 T  Sweet butter 
      4 T  Olive oil 
      3 T  Finely minced shallots 
      6 lg Tomatoes, peeled, seeded & 
           -finely chopped 
      1    Bouquet Garni* 
      1 t  Oregano 
      2 T  Tomato paste 
    3/4 lb Small mushrooms 
      1    Beurre Manie** 
           Freshly ground black pepper 
 
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      2 T  Finely minced parsley 
      1 t  Finely minced fresh garlic 
      1 t  Finely grated lemon rind 
 
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     12    New potatoes, cooked & 
           -buttered 
  
  * BOUQUET GARNI - In a piece of cheesecloth, tie the following: 3 to 4 
  sprigs of parsley, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 celery stalk with leaves, 1/2 t dry 
  thyme.  Leave the string long enough to hang the garni in the pot and tie 
  the string to the pot handle for easy removal. ** Beurre Manie is used to 
  thicken sauces.  Combine 1 T flour and 1 T sweet butter on a small flat 
  plate and blend the mixture with a fork into a very smooth paste. Roll the 
  paste into a ball. Wipe the mushrooms with damp paper towels. Remove the 
  stems and add them to the fish stock.  Heat the stock, simmer it for 15 
  minutes and reserve.  Poach the olives in boiling water over low heat for 5 
  minutes.  Drain on paper towels and set aside. Dip the halibut steaks into 
  milk for 2 or 3 minutes.  Dry them with paper towels. Season the fish 
  steaks with salt and pepper and lightly dredge them in flour, shaking off 
  the excess.  In a large skillet melt the butter and 2 T of oil. Add the 
  fish steaks and brown them well on one side. Turn them carefully with a 
  large spatula and brown them on the other side. Carefully remove the fish 
  to a side dish. To the fat remaining in the pan add the shallots. Cook over 
  low heat until they are soft but not browned. Add the tomatoes, salt, 
  pepper, Bouquet Garni and oregano. Bring the mixture to a boil and add 
  tomato paste and the fish stock. Return the fish steaks to the skillet. 
  Cover it tightly and simmer on top of the stove for 20 to 25 minutes, or 
  until the fish flakes easily. Carefully remove the steaks to a serving 
  platter.  While the fish steaks are cooking, heat remaining oil in a 
  skillet.  Add the mushrooms and cook them over high heat until they are 
  nicely browned.  Do not overcook. Remove the skillet from the heat and 
  reserve. When the fish steaks are done, remove them carefully to a serving 
  platter. Strain the sauce, pressing down well on the tomato pulp to extract 
  all the juice.  Return the sauce to the pan and reduce it by 1/3 over high 
  heat.  Add a Beurre Manie, a little at a time, whisking constantly until 
  the sauce heavily coats a spoon.  Add the mushrooms and olives, salt and 
  black pepper.  Remove the sauce from the heat.  Remove any accumulated 
  juices around the fish steaks with paper towels.  Pour the sauce over the 
  fish steaks, and keep them warm until serving time. Combine the parsley, 
  garlic and lemon rind and sprinkle the mixture over the fish steaks just 
  before serving.  Serve the fish steaks with the optional buttered new 
  potatoes.