Best Lamu Style Mahi Mahi Recipes

MAHI-MAHI WITH GARLIC-LIME OIL

Steps:

• Prepare an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Heat the oil and garlic in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the garlic is soft, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour into a medium heatproof bowl. Add the lime juice, cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt, whisk to combine and set aside.
• Sprinkle the mahi-mahi generously with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the grill grates. Place the fish on the grill, rounded-side down, and cook until it releases from the grill and has grill marks, about 5 minutes. Carefully flip the fish and continue to cook until firm to the touch, about 5 minutes more.
• Divide the fish among 4 plates and spoon some of the garlic-lime oil over top. Serve with lime wedges and cooked white rice and the remaining sauce on the side. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

MAHI MAHI WITH BROWN-SUGAR SOY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• Cut white and pale green parts of scallions crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then thinly slice enough scallion greens to measure 3 tablespoons.
• Stir together brown sugar, soy sauce, and lemon juice in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt. Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook fish on 1 side until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn fish over and brown 1 minute. Add soy sauce mixture and simmer, covered, until fish is almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer fish with a slotted spatula to a heatproof platter and keep warm in oven. (Fish will cook through from residual heat.).
• Add 2-inch scallion pieces and juices from fish platter to sauce and boil, stirring occasionally, until glaze is very thick and reduced to less than 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Spoon glaze over fish and sprinkle with scallion greens.

THE BEST MAHI-MAHI

Steps:

• For the salsa: Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium heat. When hot, brush generously with vegetable oil.
• Grill the pineapple rings and scallions (working in batches if using a grill pan), flipping the scallions often, until tender and charred, 3 to 5 minutes total and flipping the pineapple once, until nicely charred, about 5 minutes on each side. Let cool on a cutting board then dice. Toss to combine with the lime juice and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. (The cilantro and mint will be added just before serving.)
• For the mahi-mahi: Combine the soy sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic, scallion, ginger, lime juice and reserved pineapple juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, syrupy and thick, about 6 minutes.
• Pat the mahi-mahi dry with paper towels and generously brush the tops of the fish with the glaze; season with a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Grill glaze-side down, undisturbed, until nicely charred, about 5 minutes. Brush the tops of the fish with glaze and season with another pinch each of salt and pepper. Flip and grill, undisturbed, until the fish is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Brush the tops with more glaze.
• Divide the fish among plates. Fold the cilantro and mint into the pineapple salsa, then spoon it over the fish. Serve immediately.

LAMU STYLE MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix garlic, lime juice, cumin, and pepper into a paste.
• Spread mixture onto fish& let sit for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet and saute fish over moderate heat for 8 minutes, turning it over halfway through the cooking time.
• Drain onto paper towels.
• Serve garnished with lime slices.

MAHI MAHI WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Combine shallots, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour over Mahi Mahi.
• Grill, covered with grill lid, on a grill rack coated with nonstick cooking spray over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.

MAHI MAHI, POLYNESIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together soy sauce, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
• Add to mahi mahi in a ziploc bag and let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Spray non-stick baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place fish in pan.
• Drain juice from pineapple, reserve.
• Combine pineapple juice with curry powder and pour over fish.
• Add pineapple chunks and pepper slices on top of fish.
• Wrap pan tightly with foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then uncover and bake for 5 minutes more, until fish flakes easily with fork.

MAHI MAHI WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• In a heavy sauté pan over medium high heat, place one tablespoon vegetable oil.
• Season the mahi mahi with blackening spice and cook for three minutes on each side (or until done).
• Remove the filets from the pan and set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine the pineapple, jalapeño pepper, cilantro, and red pepper and serve this mixture over the mahi mahi filets.

HAWAIIAN-INSPIRED MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, lime juice, sea salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add pineapple juice from the can and whisk to combine. Refrigerate pineapple chunks until needed.
• Place mahi mahi fillets in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add marinade and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray foil with cooking spray.
• Remove fillets from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Place fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Top with green onions and macadamia nuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish is white and flakes easily with a fork, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Top fillets with reserved pineapple chunks.