Grilled Marinated Fish with Tropical Salsa and Coconut Rice

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2002

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Seafood Feast

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (43)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(43)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 50 min
Inactive Prep: 1 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 21 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup sliced yellow onions
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
5 cloves garlic, smashed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
Pinch cayenne
4 (6 to 8-ounce) troll-caught mahi mahi fillets, skin on
Coconut Rice, recipe follows
Tropical Salsa, recipe follows
Toasted coconut flakes, garnish
Chopped cilantro, garnish

Directions

In a bowl, combine the onions, oil, orange and lime juices, cilantro, garlic, salt, cumin, and cayenne. Place the fish in a large, non-reactive baking dish. Pour the marinade over the fish, cover and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.

Preheat a grill, and lightly oil the grill rack with vegetable oil. Remove the fish from the marinade. Place on the oiled grill and cook, skin side up, until marked, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Turn carefully with a spatula and cook, skin side down, until the fish is just cooked through, about 4 minutes, depending upon thickness. Remove from the grill.

Spoon the coconut rice into the center of 4 large plates. Arrange 1 fillet onto each serving of rice and top with the Tropical Salsa. Garnish with toasted coconut and cilantro, and serve.

Coconut Rice:

1 cup coconut milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1 cup long grain white rice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

In a saucepan, combine the coconut milk, water, salt, and sugar. Bring to a boil. Add the rice, stir well, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer undisturbed until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fluffy, about 20 to 24 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit without stirring for 10 minutes.

Fluff with a fork and add the cilantro. Adjust seasoning, to taste. Serve hot.

Yield: 4 servings

Tropical Salsa :

1 ripe mango, peeled, seeded, and diced
1 ripe avocado, peeled, seeded, and diced
1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup minced red onions
1/4 cup minced red bell peppers
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons minced jalapeno
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Pinch salt

Combine the mango, avocado, pineapple, onions, bell peppers, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno, garlic, and salt in a bowl and gently fold to combine. Adjust seasoning to taste. Let sit for 30 minutes before serving for the flavors to blend.

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recipe Grilled Marinated Fish with Tropical Salsa and Coconut Rice
Robert Red Bank, NJ 11-15-2009
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Easy & Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great recipe. Made a big hit! I couldn't find Mahi-Mahi so I used Halibut. Worked out great.
recipe Grilled Marinated Fish with Tropical Salsa and Coconut Rice
Heather Atlantic Beach, FL 08-02-2009
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Finally an Emeril recipe I can afford
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the first recipe by Emeril with ingredients I can afford. Most of his recipes contain items that are a bit pricey for... my budget. My household absolutely loves it. I have made it twice, even with different fish, and it is wonderful. And the rice is very very delicious! Read more
recipe Grilled Marinated Fish with Tropical Salsa and Coconut Rice
Erin St. Louis, MO 06-27-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this with Mahi Mahi and skipped the rice. It was SOOO good! This dish reminded me and my husband of our honeymoon to... hawaii. We loved it! We will make again and again!Read more
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Amy Rawlings, MD 06-18-2009
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great fish, omitted some.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i loved it, but i only used the onion, olive oil, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper...i marinated it... and then grilled it, it was great! i am thinking of trying it on orange roughy.Read more
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Robin Spanaway, WA 04-23-2009
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It was ok for a change
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The marinade makes it taste like fajitas, but it was good. I would do that part again. The salsa was just ok, I would do it... again minus the avocado (love it but it didn't belong) and definitely lighter on the red onion. The rice tasted like plain rice with a coconut essence to it. The rice was definitely missing something, it was pretty bland. Next time I will marinate some chicken and throw that with some of the tropical salsa and extra cilantro into a pita. Read more
recipe Grilled Marinated Fish with Tropical Salsa and Coconut Rice
Monica Charlottesville, VA 03-29-2009
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Yum, Yum, Yum!!! VERY good and simple/quick to make.