Mahi Mahi Piccata Food

MAHI MAHI PICCATA

Steps:

• Halve, Peel and finely chop the shallot. Halve the lemon. Cut one of the halves into wedges. Drain and rinse the capers.
• Cook the couscous. Heat a bit of oil - medium pot over med heat. Add half shallot. Cook 2-3 min till soft. Add couscous, water, stock concentrate and 1 1/2 C water. (or use 1 1/2 C stock). Add pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to simmer 10-12 min until tender.
• Saute the rest of the shallot in a large pan 2- 3 min till soft. Add the spinach and toss for 2-3 minutes longer until wilted. Season with S&P and keep warm.
• Season Mahi with S&P. Heat a drizzle of oil in the spinach pan (minus the spinach) till HOT. Add mahi to pan and cook 2 - 3 min per side - until slightly golden brown - almost opaque in center. Be reminded fish cooks quickly and isn't nice overcooked -- :).
• Add the thyme bunch with butter to the fish pan. Once melted spoon the butter over the mahi until it is cooked through. Add the capers and the juice of half of the lemon. season sauce with S&P. Discard thyme.
• Plate the israeli couscous and then the spinach and then the fish and then the sauce over top. Enjoy with lemon wedge.

MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Mix together all of the Spice Rub ingredients in a medium bowl. Pat mahi mahi dry and rub spices into the fish.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat in a large heavy bottom skillet. Once hot, add fillets, turn heat down to medium and cook approximately 4 minutes, flip fillets over, then cook an addition 2-4 minutes to your liking (it will depend on thickness,; mahi-mahi should reach an internal temperature of 137°F). If fish is browning too quickly, then turn down the heat. Remove mahi mahi to a plate and tent with foil.
• If needed, drain oil from skillet so you are left with about 1 tablespoon oil. Add shallot and sauté while scraping up the drippings for 2 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
• Whisk chicken broth with cornstarch and add to skillet along with heavy cream, lemon juice, thyme and parsley. Simmer until reduced by half and slightly thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste (I use about 1/4 teaspoon each) and add additional lemon juice if desired.
• Nestle mahi mahi fillets back into the skillet and spoon sauce over the fillets. Garnish with fresh chives and/or parsley (optional). Serve immediately with rice, mashed potatoes or pasta.

SWEET AND SOUR MAHI-MAHI

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Whisk in 1/4 cup of water. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. When the sauce thickens lightly, remove it from the heat. It can be used warm or at room temperature.
• Drizzle the lime juice and soy sauce evenly over the fish pieces and let them sit for several minutes. Place the bread crumbs on a plate. Warm 1/4 inch of oil in a large heavy skillet. When a few bits of bread crumbs sizzle merrily and brown quickly in the oil, drain each piece of fish and coat it with the bread crumbs. Saute the fish on all sides until the bread crumbs are golden brown and the fish flakes, about 5 minutes total. Serve the mahi-mahi immediately with the sauce drizzled over it or on the side for dunking. Serve with Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water for more pizzazz.

FISH PICCATA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. While the pan is heating, blot the fish dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour, shaking off any excess. Saute the fish in the oil until just cooked through, about 4 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove the fish to a platter. Deglaze the pan with the white wine, whisking for about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and capers and stir. Add the butter and stir or whisk to incorporate to bring the sauce together. Pour onto the fish and garnish with the chopped parsley.

MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
• In a small saucepot, reduce the cream over medium heat until it thickens or coats the back of a spoon. Add the crab boil seasoning and the Cajun seasoning. When the water boils, add the crab and cook through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the crab and let cool. Pick the crab meat from the shells and add it to the cream. Keep warm.
• Fill a medium saute pan with about 1-inch of salted water, or enough to cover the asparagus. Heat the water over medium heat, add the asparagus, and cook slowly until the asparagus is bendable. Then plunge into a bowl of ice water for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and pepper. Place the fish in the hot pan and cook on both sides until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Place in the oven to cook through, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• To serve, spoon 1/2 of the cream onto a warm plate. Place the fish on top, and spoon the remainder of the cream over the fish. Serve with asparagus and top with the peppers and scallions.

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.

BAKED MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Rinse fish and put in a baking dish. Squeeze lemon juice on fish then sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.
• Mix mayonnaise and chopped onions and spread on fish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake at 425°F for 25 minutes.

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.

BAKED CITRUS MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease one or two (you'll probably need two) baking dishes.
• Wash and pat dry Mahi Mahi fillets and lay them in a single layer in the baking dishe(s).
• Drizzle fillets with lemon juice, then melted butter (if using it). Sprinkle evenly with the ginger, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Place an orange slice over each fillet.
• Evenly pour the crushed pineapple over all the fillets.
• Bake at 375 for about 20-30 minutes or until fillets are opaque; do not overbake.

POACHED SNAPPER PICCATA

Steps:

• Trim off any belly fat or dark meat on fillets.
• Soak fillets in lemon juice for no longer than 5 minutes. Remove fillets from lemon juice and press firmly with paper towel to remove the lemon juice from the fillets. (This will remove any "fishy" taste).
• In a hot skillet over medium heat, coat pan with extra virgin olive oil. Add 3 cloves of crushed garlic.
• Place fillets in the skillet in a single layer. Season with salt, pepper, and a generous amount of thyme, oregano and basil. After a few minutes, carefully turn fillets over. (Depending on what type of fish and how thick the fillets are, cooking time will vary). Season again as noted above. Add capers. I like a whole lot of them, but just add however many you like. Add sliced mushrooms (optional). Reduce heat to medium-low. Add white wine and a tiny splash of lemon juice. Cover and simmer until fish is done (this should only take a few minutes).
• Plate the fillets and spoon the liquid from the pan over them.
• Enjoy!