Mahi Mahi Recipe

Mahi Mahi, otherwise known as Dorado, is a deservedly popular fish. When done right, mahi mahi is tender, flaky, and deliciously flavorful. This lemon garlic butter sauce is sensational.

I grew up in a family that often dished up fish for dinner. Any given weeknight, we would sit down to a meal that included freshly cooked fish. My parents served up all varieties of fish, from whole fish to fish fillets. They used all methods of cooking with their fish recipes, from braised to pan fried.

As a child, I naively thought everyone adored some fish dish. Alas, one day I discovered that was far from truth. (Pssst: I’ve been kinda secretly convinced that it must be because some haven’t found their perfect fish recipe just yet.)

Though there are a myriad of ways to cook up delicious fish – hello, Sheet Pan Lemon Salmon – this easy mahi mahi fish recipe is perfect for anyone to make. It only takes about 20 minutes, it’s super tender, and incredibly tasty. People keep telling me they can’t believe they made this restaurant-quality mahi mahi dish by themselves. You can, too.

Mahi Mahi is the Hawaiian name for dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, or dorado, though it is completely unrelated to dolphins. It was so named, as this fish tends to swim in a similar fashion to dolphins. Mahi Mahi is a surface dwelling fish that’s commonly found near the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Indian Ocean. Due its mild flavor and firm yet moist flesh, mahi mahi recipes are a popular fish to serve at restaurants around the world.

Easy Perfect Mahi Mahi Recipe

Mahi Mahi, otherwise known as Dorado, is deservedly a popular fish. When done right, mahi mahi is tender, flaky, and deliciously flavorful. This lemon garlic butter sauce is sensational.

Prep: 10min

Total: 20min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 193 kcal, Sodium 124.4 mg, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 4.6 g, Carbohydrate 0.1 g, Protein 20 g, Cholesterol 67.4 mg, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 TB salted butter (softened to room temp)
• 1 TB freshly chopped chives or parsley
• 2 TB garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/8 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 TB juice from fresh lemon
• 1 TB grated lemon peel
• 2 TB olive oil
• 4 1-inch thick each mahi-mahi fillets, 4oz each
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 400F with rack on middle position.
2. Lemon Garlic Mixture (can be made ahead) – in a small pan, combine all Lemon Garlic Mixture ingredients and stir to fully combine. Set aside.
3. Pat-dry all excess moisture from the fish fillets with paper towels. This step is important, so be sure to pat off as much moisture as you can. Evenly sprinkle both sides of fillets with pinches of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.
4. In a large oven-proof pan, heat the olive oil over high heat. Once oil is sizzling hot add the fish fillets to pan and let cook until browned on one side, about 3 minutes – do not move fish around. Carefully flip fish fillets over to the other side, turn stove burner off, and immediately transfer pan into already-hot oven.
5. Roast fish at 400F about 5 minutes or just until the top is golden and center is just cooked through. Take care not to overcook. A minute before fish is done cooking in oven, heat your small pan of prepared lemon-garlic mixture over medium high heat, constantly stirring, just until melted and bubbly.
6. Immediately turn heat off and pour mixture over the cooked fish. Be sure to pour on any juices from the fish pan as well. Serve with extra lemon slices for garnish.

Mahi Mahi Recipe with Lemon Garlic Sauce

Easy Mahi Mahi Recipe with Lemon Garlic Sauce. A simple and wildly delicious way to prepare and serve this tender, flakey, and popular white fish.

Prep: 10min

Total: 30min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 256 kcal, Carbohydrate 7 g, Protein 21 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 111 mg, Sodium 216 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 1 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 4 (4-6 ounce) Mahi Mahi Fillets
• salt (to season)
• lemon pepper (to season)
• 1 lemon (thinly sliced)
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoon salted butter
• 2 tablespoon capers (drained (optional))
• 2 tablespoon fresh parsley (minced)

Instruction:

1. Season the mahi mahi. Gently pat each mahi-mahi fillet dry with paper towels and generously season both sides of each fillet with salt and lemon pepper. Set aside.
2. Prepare the ingredients for the Lemon garlic sauce. Thinly slice one lemon and juice the other lemon into a small bowl so that you have approximately 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. Mince the garlic and set it aside so that it is already ready for when it’s time to cook the butter sauce.
3. Pan sear the mahi mahi. Add the olive oil to a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Once the olive oil is nice and hot, carefully add each fillet. Sear, undisturbed, until nicely golden brown on the bottom, and the sides are cooked just past halfway up the fillets, about 4 minutes depending on the thickness of your fish (the fish is cooked when it’s no long opaque-looking). Flip and continue to cook on the other side until just cooked through, about 2-4 minutes more (mahi-mahi should reach an internal temperature of 137°F). Remove from heat and transfer fillets to a serving plate.
4. Prepare the garlic butter sauce. In the same skillet (or in a new one), heat the butter, lemon juice, and lemon slices over medium heat. Heat until the butter is melted and just starting to bubble. Stir in the garlic, reduce heat to low, and continue to cook for 1 minute, or until the garlic is lightly golden. Stir in the fresh minced parsley and drained capers (optional).
5. Combine and serve. Spoon the garlic butter sauce over the mahi-mahi and serve immediately.

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