Grilled Mahi Mahi With Lemon Caper Sauce Food

GRILLED MAHI-MAHI WITH LEMON BUTTER CAPER SAUCE AND ORZO SALAD

Steps:

• Set up a pot of boiling water and season generously with kosher salt. It should be as salty as the sea. Prepare an ice bath and season generously with kosher salt. Add the broccoli rabe into the boiling water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until bright green and tender, but still slightly crisp. Remove the broccoli rabe but reserve the boiling water, and immediately plunge into the ice bath and allow to cool for a few minutes. Take the broccoli rabe out of the ice bath and squeeze out any excess water, then chop into bite-size pieces.
• Add the orzo into the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes less than the package directions. Drain the pasta but reserve the pot and place it back onto the heat. Add a little olive oil into the pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add the onions, red pepper flakes and kosher salt to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the cannellini beans and tomatoes and stir to combine. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, then add 1/2 cup of the chicken stock. Cook until the chicken stock has reduced two-thirds of the way, 5 to 6 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the orzo and another 1/2 cup of the chicken stock. Cook until most of the chicken stock has reduced, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the broccoli rabe and toss to combine, then turn off the heat.
• Coat the bottom of a saute pan with olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Lightly smash the whole garlic cloves and add them into the pan. Swirl the pan occasionally to perfume the olive oil with the garlic. Cook until the garlic is golden brown, then remove from the pan and discard. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and capers. Cook until the lemon juice has reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, add the butter, one pat at a time, and swirl the pan until each pat has melted before adding the next pat. Once all of the butter has been added, pour in the remaining 1/4 cup of chicken stock. Continue to reduce until the sauce has thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. If the sauce gets too thick, add a little more chicken stock. Be careful not to let the sauce get too hot or it will separate. Turn off the heat and add the chives.
• Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Brush the fish with olive oil and season with kosher salt on both sides. Place the fish onto the grill pan and cook without moving for 3 minutes. Turn the fish to create a crosshatch and cook for another 2 minutes. Flip the fish, then repeat the process until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 135 degrees F when a thermometer is inserted into the center.
• Plate the grilled mahi-mahi topped with the lemon, caper and butter sauce. Serve alongside the orzo salad.

MAHI CUTLET WITH MEYER LEMONS AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Slice the mahi very thin, on the bias, into 16 equal pieces. Dip the mahi into flour, then dip into the egg, then dip the mahi into the bread crumbs. Set on a plate or tray and refrigerate.
• Remove all the skin of the lemons with a sharp knife and section out the lemons. Squeeze the remaining pulp, to extract the juice, and reserve.
• Just before starting to pan fry the mahi, place the butter and lemon juice in a small pan and melt over low to medium heat. When emulsified, mix in the reserved lemon sections, capers and parsley. Set aside and keep sauce warm.
• Heat oil in a large pan until fairly hot, and saute fish in batches until nice and brown. Place on a plate in a warm oven until all are cooked.
• While the fish is cooking, warm the wilted spinach in a dab of butter and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Plate a mound of spinach, and place two mahi fillets on top of spinach. Spoon the sauce around the bottom of the plate.

MAHIMAHI WITH ONION, CAPERS, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion, stirring frequently, until golden, about 6 minutes. Stir in water and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until onion is softened, about 1 minute. Stir in butter until melted, then stir in capers and lemon juice. Remove from heat and keep warm, covered.
• Preheat broiler.
• Pat fish dry, then brush all over with remaining tablespoon oil and sprinkle with salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Put fillets, skin sides down, on rack of a broiler pan and broil about 5 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve fish topped with onion mixture and sprinkled with parsley.

BROILED MAHI-MAHI WITH CAPERS AND FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven broiler to high.
• Place the mahi-mahi fillets in an ovenproof flat dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and the thyme and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Set aside and cover with plastic wrap. Let stand in a cool place for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and the capers. Cook until wilted. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and the garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the vinegar, cook briefly and blend well. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
• Place the mahi-mahi fillets under the broiler about 4 inches from the source of heat. Cook about 3 minutes. Carefully flip the fillets and cook for 3 minutes more or until the fish is cooked through. Do not overcook.
• Transfer the fish to a warm serving plate and spoon equal portions of the tomato sauce over them. Sprinkle with basil and serve immediately.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI WITH CAPER, TOMATO, BEARNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut Mahi Mahi into 6 8-oz fillets.
• Combine white wine vinegar, white wine, chopped shallots and fresh tarragon in a small sauce pan.
• Boil mixture until reduced by half, Pull mixture from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Melt butter in a small sauce pan, skim off excess fat (clarify).
• Preheat the Bar-B-Q to high.
• Put reduced mixture, cream and egg yolks in a blender, Turn on high and slowly drizzle the Hot butter into the blender until incorporated. (This way the sauce won't separate).
• Return sauce to the sauce pan on low heat,.
• Add tomatoes, capers and fresh parsley; warm throughly only.
• Add a dash or two of cayenne.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Place fillets on the grill for 4 or 5 minutes a side. Pour a generous amount of sauce over the fish and serve.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI WITH LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place fish in a shallow dish and rub with olive oil, lime juice and salt and pepper. Cover and leave at room temperature 2 hours.
• Heat grill to medium-high. Grill fish 4 minutes on each side. Combine mayonnaise, capers and lemon juice. Serve fish on bed of mixed greens and top with mayonnaise mixture.

MAHI MAHI IN CAPER GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• For sauce- combine all ingredients except lemon juice and reduce by half over medium heat.
• Add lemon juice and serve over prepared mahi mahi fillets.
• For fillets- Coat bottom of a large skillet with olive oil and heat to almost smoking.
• Salt and pepper fillets and pan sear each fillet for 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Plate each fillet and serve with Caper Garlic Cream Sauce.