Brown Butter Roasted Halibut - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• 4⅓ cups sliced leeks, dark green parts removed
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 3 cups milk
• ¾ cup Yukon Gold potato, peeled and diced
• Salt to taste
• 6, 6 ounce halibut fillets
• Salt
• Neutral oil as needed
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 lemon thyme sprigs
• 2 leeks, diced and blanched
• 4 Yukon Gold potatoes, diced and blanched in butter
• Potato-leek velouté
• ¼ cup parsley, chopped
• ¼ cup chives, sliced thin