Maple-Poached Halibut with Maple-Crisped Skin | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 375 ml (1 1/2 cup) maple water
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) dry white wine
• 1 white onion, minced
• 4 stems of flat leaf parsley
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stick of celery, minced
• 6 peppercorns, crushed
• Salt to taste
• 4 halibut fillets* 150 g (1/3 lb) each, skin on
• 50 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
• 45 ml (3 tbsp) maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich flavour)
• 50 g (1/4 cup) maple flakes
• 1 lemon, zest only
• 4 peppercorns, crushed