Favorite simple mahi mahi?

Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Mahi Mahi can dry out easily on the grill. I just season and pan
fry it in a little oil. It's got a nice meaty texture when done
right.

-sw

Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

You can, but even a slight overcooking will make it dry. Another way
is to pan broil it (same caution about overcooking), remove, then make
a quick pan sauce while the fish rests with butter, shallots, red
pepper flakes over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes, then turn up the
heat, add a splash of white wine and reduce. -aem

Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Grill, broil, bake, pan fry... just until it's flakey. The method is up to
you. Lightly brush with a little olive oil; season with salt & pepper. Got
a lemon? Squirt some lemon juice over it. Enjoy the simplicity of
wonderful unadulterated fish 🙂

Jill

Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

From childhood🙂. Put foil in pan. Place mahimahi filets. Put lemon
slices on each filet, salt and pepper. Cover over loosely with the
foil. bake 45 minutes at 350. Yummy.

aloha,
beans
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I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Dust with curry power and then with flour. Pan fry.

--
Peter Aitken

Peter wrote on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:17:41 -0400:

PA> In article <[email hidden]>,
PA> Mitch@... says...
??>> I've got some maxi maxi filets for tonight.
??>> Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts
??>> or sauces.
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PA> Dust with curry power and then with flour. Pan fry.

From vacations in Hawaii with limited condiments: marinade for
20 minutes with lime juice and soy sauce, spray with oil, cook
on *very hot* grill by inspection. Actually, at home, a Tyson
grill often works satisfactorily. I don't find the electric
broiler is hot enough.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.Silverton.at.venison.not

James Silverton said:

From vacations in Hawaii with limited condiments: marinade for
20 minutes with lime juice and soy sauce, spray with oil, cook
on *very hot* grill by inspection. Actually, at home, a Tyson
grill often works satisfactorily. I don't find the electric
broiler is hot enough.

I just returned from Hawaii and cannot begin to describe how
good and fresh the ono was, from a nondescript fishstand.
Almost impossible to mess up assuing you don't cook it for too
long. (Raw is perfectly fine.) Not only was this same day
fish, but the fish guys would not cut
up the next fresh fish until they had sold all the fillets from
the previous one.

And one of the better restaurant experiences there was an
ono calzone. I may try to replicate that one.

Steve

Quoted message said:

bake 45 minutes at 350.

Did you mean four to five minutes?

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Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Grill, broil, bake, pan fry... just until it's flakey. The method is up
to
you. Lightly brush with a little olive oil; season with salt & pepper.
Got
a lemon? Squirt some lemon juice over it. Enjoy the simplicity of
wonderful unadulterated fish 🙂

Jill

Just finished eating TJ's wild salmon. I squeezed a portion of a whole
lemon in the bottom of a baking dish, and covered the top with the rest of
the lemon and some coarsely grated pepper. Salmon is an oily fish, so I
didn't add oil.
I baked it at 425F for 19 minutes. Simple and perfect.

And I have a smallish piece left over for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Dee Dee

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Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

From childhood🙂. Put foil in pan. Place mahimahi filets. Put lemon
slices on each filet, salt and pepper. Cover over loosely with the
foil. bake 45 minutes at 350. Yummy.

aloha,
beans
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I love opakapaka -- a friend used to bring it fresh from his boat (in
Hawaii). We added mayo. I swear opakapaka is the best fish I've ever
eaten.
I keep mahi mahi frozen filets on hand all-the-time. And I do it simply
like you do.
Dee Dee

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:38:51 -0400, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

bake 45 minutes at 350.

Did you mean four to five minutes?

No, our mahimahi is usually about an inch or so thick. Baking in foil
at 350 works for me. The lemon rind and juice sort of permeate it
all. I think it is good and it is moist vis a vis the foil keeping
all the mositure in.

aloha,
beans
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Mitch@... said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Make Bobby Flay's fish tacos - they're delish. We usually skip the
salsa and just do some cabbage and extra lime juice for garnish - maybe
a little cream sauce.

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
Show: Boy Meets Grill
Episode: Fiery Fiesta
Tacos:
1 pound white flaky fish, such as mahi mahi or orata
1/4 cup canola oil
1 lime, juiced
1 tablespoons ancho chili powder
1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
8 flour tortillas

Garnish:
Shredded white cabbage
Hot sauce
Crema or sour cream
Thinly sliced red onion
Thinly sliced green onion
Chopped cilantro leaves
Pureed Tomato Salsa, recipe follows

Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Place fish in a medium size dish.
Whisk together the oil, lime juice, ancho, jalapeno, and cilantro and
pour over the fish. Let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the fish from the marinade place onto a hot grill, flesh side
down. Grill the fish for 4 minutes on the first side and then flip for
30 seconds and remove. Let rest for 5 minutes then flake the fish with a
fork.

Place the tortillas on the grill and grill for 20 seconds. Divide the
fish among the tortillas and garnish with any or all of the garnishes.

Pureed Tomato Salsa:
2 tablespoon peanut oil
1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 serrano chile
1 jalapeno, sliced
1 tablespoon chipotle hot sauce
1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Salt and pepper

Preheat grill or use side burners of the grill. Heat oil in medium
saucepan, add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add tomatoes,
serrano and jalapeno and cook until tomatoes are soft, about 15 to 20
minutes. Puree the mixture with a hand-held immersion blender until
smooth and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Add the hot sauce,
oregano, cilantro and lime juice and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Quoted message said:

The lemon rind and juice sort of permeate it
all.

I wouldn't cook chicken that long at 350F. Ever had Ceviche? I
am sure that your technique is winning....but the lemon juice alone
will cook the fish.

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:03:11 -0400, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The lemon rind and juice sort of permeate it
all.

I wouldn't cook chicken that long at 350F. Ever had Ceviche? I
am sure that your technique is winning....but the lemon juice alone
will cook the fish.

Of course I've had ceviche🙂 and I don't care for chicken. This is
how my family has always had mahimahi steaks and I think it is good
and it is easy. Fairly thin slices of lemon. Heck I don't know what
to say but it works for me. Moist yummy mahimahi.
aloha
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In article said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Cheers, Phred.

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Quoted message said:

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Either you had a bad experience or you have bad taste. Mahi is one of
the best fish.

--
Peter Aitken

Thanks, everyone. Glad I asked, because I would have leaned towards
griling it.

I made foil packs and baked it, came out perfect.

Mitch@... said:

Thanks, everyone. Glad I asked, because I would have leaned towards
griling it.

I made foil packs and baked it, came out perfect.

Great! In real olden days, Hawaiians wrapped fish in ti leaves- sort
of a primitive tin foil as it traps moisture and those packets were
baked in an underground oven. Growing up, the ti leaf packets with
fish were baked in the electric oven🙂, and now I do tin foil🙂.

aloha,
Cea
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On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:03:33 -0400, Peter A <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
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Quoted message said:

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Either you had a bad experience or you have bad taste. Mahi is one of
the best fish.

Agreed Peter, it is excellent and mild and tasty and highly regarded
here.

I do think there is frozen mahimahi that comes from a foreign country-
can't rememebr, so maybe Phred had old frozen fish.

aloha,
Cea
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