Nut Encrusted Mahi Mahi Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a food processor or blender, pulse together macadamia nuts and breadcrumbs until finely ground. Pour nut mixture onto a plate, and coat fish fillets on both sides.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry fillets on both sides until nuts are golden brown. Remove to a baking pan.
• Add shallots to skillet, and cook until translucent. Stir in chicken stock. Mix in pineapple, papaya, mango, coconut, and habanero peppers. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar to taste. Simmer until sauce is thick, about 30 minutes. Strain to remove peppers, fruit, and shallots. Reserve sauce in a pan over low heat.
• Bake mahi mahi in preheated oven about 10 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F. Remove fish, and lightly coat with sauce.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor, pulse nuts until coarsely chopped.
• Add cornflakes and pulse both together until flakes are in small pieces but not broken down.
• Add chopped parsley, salt and white pepper to the mixture and spread on a platter.
• Roll the fish fillets in the cornflake breading and press it on the fish with your fingers to make it stick.
• Spray the baking pan, lay the fish fillets inches.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• The fish should still be moist and delicate- not overcooked or dry.
• While the fish is baking, mix the honey, soy sauce, and dry mustard until thoroughly integrated.
• Place the mahi mahi on a dinner plate with rice.
• Pour a little honey soy glaze over the fish and drizzle a little around it on the plate.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a medium bowl, stir together the nuts, panko, flour, and butter. Set aside.
• Place a piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and brush it liberally with vegetable oil. Place the mahi mahi on the foil and sprinkle each fillet with salt and pepper on both sides. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush each fillet with the coconut milk. Divide the nut mixture among the tops of the 4 fillets, patting the mixture to spread and adhere to the fillets. Return to the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, mix the potato pearls with the butter, parsley, and salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Preheat a flat-top griddle or medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season the mahi fillet with the herb butter, salt, and pepper. Top the fillet with the potato pearl mixture. Place the fish on the hot griddle, with the potato pearl side down. Sear on each side until golden brown. Place the fillet in a non-reactive pie pan, and then add 3 tablespoons lime broth, 2 tablespoons water, and the white wine. Place the pan in the oven, and bake for 8 minutes. Remove fish to a large serving bowl with the roasted garlic and remaining lime broth. Top with the fried spinach, and garnish with the lemon and parsley sprig.

Steps:

• You'll need 3 plates or shallow pans. In the first, place the flour, salt and pepper, mixed thoroughly. In the second, place your egg, lightly beaten; and in the third place your Parmesan cheese, macadamia nuts and 2 tablespoons of your flour mixture, mixed thoroughly.
• Rinse the mahi mahi in cool water, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Dust lightly in seasoned flour.
• Dip in egg wash.
• Dip in Parmesan and Mac nuts, push in hard with your hand to coat real thick.
• Repeat with each piece of mahi mahi. Let rest for 15 minutes.
• Heat canola oil about 1/2" deep in pan, spit in the pan and when it spits back it's ready (drop a drop of water in pan, when it pops, it's hot enough).
• Pan fry in canola oil on about medium until flaky (about 3 minutes per side if 1" thick but keep checking it don't overcook).
• If making more than one panful, wipe out the pan with paper towel between them and don't crowd.

Steps:

• Mix the powdered milk with enough water to equal 1/2 cup
• Rinse fish and place in a shallow dish or pie pan, pour milk over fish
• Allow fish to soak in the milk for approximately 1 hour
• Mix the cornflake crumbs, cashews, parsley, lemon zest, salt, cardamom, coriander, paprika and cayenne pepper together in a shallow dish or plate
• Prepare a broiler pan by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and set aside
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees
• While oven is preheating, heat the 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a non-stick saute pan
• When oil is warmed, add the onion rings and saute, stirring frequently until onions are browned and crispy, approximately 15 to 20 minutes
• Dredge the fish in the crumb mixture, pressing down slightly to coat, turn and repeat making sure fish is covered in crumbs
• Place the fish fillets on the broiler pan, sprinkle with a few grinds of fresh black pepper and put in the upper third of the preheated oven
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until fish is opaque throughout when tested and crust is golden brown
• Divide the crispy onions onto 4 individual plates, top each with a cooked fish fillet and lemon wedge

Steps:

• Place mahimahi in shallow dish. Pour lime juice over. Marinate 1 hour, turning fish over occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine panko and next 3 ingredients in small bowl. Mix in 2 tablespoons butter. Season generously with pepper. Pour remaining 2 tablespoons butter into shallow baking dish. Remove mahimahi from marinade and place in baking dish, turning to coat with butter. Spoon panko mixture atop fish, dividing evenly. Press topping gently to adhere. Bake until fish is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Transfer to plates and serve.

Steps:

• Combine fruits and Grand Marnier; let macerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Mix vinegar, brown sugar and 1/2 cup orange juice in a nonreactive saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar melts. Add fruit and heat through. Dissolve cornstarch in remaining orange juice and stir into sauce. Heat, stirring, until boiling and thickened. Keep warm.
• Place macadamia nuts, garlic, basil and cilantro in blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade. Blend to chop fine (do not overprocess or you will have nut butter) and place on a plate. Season fish with salt, pepper and squeeze a wedge of lemon over each fillet. Place flour on a plate and eggs in a wide bowl. Dredge fillets in flour, then in egg and finally in macadamia mixture.
• Heat about 1/8-inch oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fish fillets, do not crowd, this may have to be done in batches. Cook about 3 minutes until golden. Turn once and cook through. Be careful to regulate temperature as nut coating will burn easily. Serve with fruit sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine all the salsa ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine shredded coconut with the panko, macadamia nuts and 3/4 tsp sea salt in a shallow bowl. Combine the coconut milk and soy sauce in another shallow dish. Sprinkle fish on both sides with the remaining 1/4 tsp salt and black pepper. Dip one side of the fish into the milk mixture and then dredge the dipped side into the panko/coconut mixture.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish, crust side down, to pan and cook 3 minutes.
• Transfer fish, crust side up, to an 8×8-inch baking or casserole pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily.
• Serve with the salsa.

Steps:

• Place the bread crumbs, nuts, salt and pepper in a food processor; cover and pulse until nuts are finely chopped., In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and water. Place flour and nut mixture in separate shallow bowls. Coat fillets with flour, then dip in egg mixture and coat with nut mixture., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook fillets for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the brown sugar, soy sauce and ginger. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 30-60 seconds or until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle over fish.