Description:
One will never go wrong with Fish fillets like mahi-mahi, or tilapia for instance. Other than the usual grilled fish, this version adds a delicious touch of adding macadamia nuts (you can use cashew, or any kind of peanuts if macadamia is not available).
Ingredients:
For the sauce:
1 tbsp. butter
3 tbsps finely minced onion
1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup frozen concentrated pineapple juice
1-1/2 tbsp rice vinegar (no substitutes, please)
1 tsp minced ginger
1-1/2 cups vegetable stock (from boiling veggies)
1/2 tsp soy sauce (if you have Tamari sauce---all the better)
pinch of cayenne pepper
For the mahi-mahi:
4 4-oz mahi-mahi fillets
Salt and pepper to season
1/4 cup all purpose flour (APF)
2 beaten egg whites (no yolks please)
1/4 cup crushed macadamia nuts
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a medium sauteing pan, melt butter over low heat
Add the onion and cook until translucent
Add pineapple and cook till ingredients turn brown (about 15-20 minutes)
Add the pineapple juice and rice vinegar and cook once again for 5- 10 minutes.
Wait till it turns thick and golden.
Add the ginger, and vegetable stock and let boil.
Add the soy sauce and cayenne pepper and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Set aside.
Season fish with salt and pepper
Dredge each fillet with flour then dip in egg whites and roll in crushed macadamia nuts (or the nuts you are using
Place in a greased baking dish and bake for 10-15 minutes until fish is cooked thoroughly.
Serve each fillet with caramelized pineapple sauce.
