Seared Mahi-Mahi with Mango Sauce and Fragrant Rice

By mistynoelle13

Cilantro is a delightful addition to the fresh mango sauce that tops delicious seared Mahi Mahi. More cilantro, along with green onions, flavor the rice.

Ingredients

• Rice:
• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 scallions, green parts only, chopped
• Salt
• Mango Sauce:
• 1 mango
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 clove garlic, quartered
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
• Fish:
• 4 mahi-mahi fillets
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 scallions, chopped, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

For the rice: Combine the rice and water together in a large saucepan. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Cook the rice for 20 minutes.


For the sauce: Peel the mango and slice the flesh off the pit. Dice the mango flesh.


In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the mango, cilantro, garlic, and ginger. Set aside.


Heat a large, nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat.


Rub the fish fillets with the oil, salt, and pepper. Place in the hot pan and sear until golden on 1 side, 3 to 4 minutes.


Turn the fish over and cook until cooked through, another 3 to 4 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the fish. You'll know the fish is done when the flesh springs back. Remove the fish to a plate.


When the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and gently stir in the cilantro and scallions. Season with salt, to taste.


Place a mound of rice on each plate. Top with mahi-mahi. Spoon the mango sauce over each fillet and top with chopped scallions. Drizzle the liquid from the mango sauce around the rice.