Baked Fish with Thai Lemon Mint Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter,divided
• 6 6-ounce halibut fillets (1 ¼ to 1 ½ inches thick)
• ½ cup finely chopped shallots
• ²/₃ cup finely chopped lemongrass** (bottom 3 inches of about 6 stalks)
• 3 tablespoons corn oil
• 1 teaspoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)*
• 3 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel, divided
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 5 teaspoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)*
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 ½ cups chopped fresh mint leaves, divided
  • 1 ½ cups fresh lemon juice, divided

1. Stir 1 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup mint, sugar, fish sauce, 1 teaspoon lemon peel, and chili paste in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Set Thai lemon-mint sauce aside. 2. Mix remaining 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1 cup mint, and 2 teaspoons lemon peel in small bowl. Set mint topping aside. 3. Heat oi...

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