Barbecue 14. March 2025

Grilled halibut bread skewers with pancetta

Recipes for grilled salmon and prawns are a dime a dozen and I have already published recipes for them on the blog. But now comes another dish from the sea - grilled halibut. Skewered with simple ciabatta and pancetta and the simplest of spices, it will be the next eye-catcher at your barbecue. So skewer it up and off you go.

Preparation 15 minutes Preparation 5 minutes

Halibut bread skewers with pancetta

750 g boned and skinned halibut
80 g pancetta
60 ml olive oil
1 tbsp freshly chopped rosemary
Ciabatta
Salt
Pepper

Preparation

Preheat the grill to 200 °C.
Dice the halibut and bread. Cut the pancetta into wafer-thin strips. Mix the olive oil and rosemary, season with salt and pepper. Add the halibut and bread and mix well. set aside for 5 minutes.
Skewer one end of 1 strip of pancetta, then alternately skewer the fish and bread cubes and weave the pancetta in between.
Grill the skewers for approx. 6 minutes, turning frequently, until the fish is cooked through and the bread is charred in places.