Name: Seared Mahi Mahi With Basil and Lemon Butter Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 6 oz filets of Mahi Mahi; 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 tbsp unsalted butter, divided; 1 tbsp shallot finely chopped; 2 Juice of two lemons; 1/4 cup water; tsp sugar; salt to taste; Fresh shredded basil leaves for garnish

Prep 10 minutes Cook 15 minutes

Mahi Mahi in a lemony butter sauce.

Here is a refreshing change from Halibut, Cod or Swordfish. Mahi Mahi does not have a fishy taste but more like a firm fish meat, with a “crab like” – sweet juicy flavor – that goes very well with this light, lemon based sauce. Basil adds a scented punch to this delicious combination.

Seared Mahi Mahi With Basil and Lemon Butter Sauce

Derek Farwagi

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine International

Servings

Calories 355 kcal

Ingredients

2 6 oz filets of Mahi Mahi
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp unsalted butter, divided
1 tbsp shallot finely chopped
2 Juice of two lemons
¼ cup water
tsp sugar
salt to taste
Fresh shredded basil leaves for garnish

Instructions

The fish

Pat filets dry and salt lightly.
On a medium heat sear the fish in a tablespoon of olive oil for about 3 minutes each side.
Set aside on a plate and cover with a kitchen towel so the fish keeps warm but does not “sweat”.

The sauce

On a medium to low fire, melt a tablespoon of unsalted butter. Add a finely chopped shallot and cook until soft. About a minute.
Add juice of two lemons, a 1/4 cup of water, a teaspoon of sugar and on a high heat reduce to about a third of the volume. About 2 minutes.
Turn the fire to very low and blend in 3 tablespoons of cold unsalted butter, one tablespoon at a time. The trick is to keep stirring the butter and emulsify it with the lemon juice. Salt to taste.
Serve immediately on fish and garnish with basil.

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Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 32gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 414mgPotassium: 732mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1022IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg

Keyword fish, mahi mahi

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For other dishes that use a velvety butter sauce, try Mahi Mahi with a lemony butter sauce baby zucchinis dressed with a butter sauce ., a chicken piccata with caper butter sauce, or chicken Involtini rolls with a sage butter sauce.