Candi's Corner: Wanderlust and Passions

Bill loves Maui and anything that has to do with it, so for Valentine's Day dinner main course I thought I'll prepare flavors that will take him there. I remembered bookmarking a recipe on Mama's Fish House website and decided that it sounds delicious and easy. The recipe calls for sauteing Mahi mahi fillets in olive oil and serving them with a macadamia nut sauce. Very little preparation and short cooking time, and the result is delicious and healthy. The restaurant suggests serving the fish with a tropical fruit salad that consists of papayas, mango, pineapple, lychees,onions, cilantro and lemon juice. I love fruits and it sounded like the perfect side dish for this meal, so I adapted the fruit content to match what I found in the supermarket.

Macadamia nut-crusted Mahi Mahi

2 Mahi Mahi (or any fish really) fillets
Kosher Salt
Fresh cracked black pepper
Egg wash (one lightly beaten egg mixed with 1/2 cup milk)
Flour
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. salted butter
1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
4 oz. dry white wine
2-4 Tbsp. roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
1/2 of a fresh lemon

Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper, dip in the egg wash an d dust in the flour. Heat the olive oil in the saute pan at medium heat. Place fillets in the pan and brown one side ( one to two minutes) and then flip the fish over to brown the other side (another one to two minutes). Depending on the size of the fillet, this may take longer, but be careful not to overcook the fish. Next add the butter, parsley, macadamia nuts, lemon and wince to the saute pan. Shake the pan to incorporate the sauce and heat until reduced to a nice sauce consistency. Serve sauce over fish fillets.