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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By bennette4796_70...
Waretown, NJ
on June 15, 2013
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I tend to alternate between this recipe and the Bobby Flay Tirado de Mahi Mahi, but both are pretty fantastic. The rice is wonderful, although I use a whole 13.5 ounce can of coconut milk with 1 cup of water, and increase the sugar to 1 tbsp, and it ends up very creamy and rich, and almost ties the mahi as the star of the meal. Great summer meal.
By ICalicooks
Dublin, CA
on June 08, 2013
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My store did not have Mahi, so I went with Pacific Cod. One other change was the use of Jasmine rice. Otherwise, followed every ingredient exactly. Wow! This is a great recipe! I made it last night for me and my husbands 'date night' and it was a hit. Thanks Emeril!
By MojoWaski
on May 20, 2013
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This was one of the best recipes that I've used for Mahi. Def made a fan of my wife as well. The neighbors thought I was working at professional restaurant.
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