With a little twist to the traditional menu, your holiday dinner can become positively tropical! Island-Style Baked Mahi takes the sweet, mild flavors of mahi-mahi and accents them with a nutty, fruity wine marinade. Made extra fatty and satisfying with mayo and butter, this tender fish literally melts in your mouth. Island-Style Baked Mahi can serve as a unique holiday main course or as a favorite weekday dinner, and elicit the same excited reaction for both occasions!
Ingredients
- 3 fillets mahi-mahi
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup sherry wine
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- steamed rice, optional, to taste, cooked and warm, for serving
- tomato salsa, optional, to taste, homemade or store-bought, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 2 –Rinse the fish, then sprinkle with the salt and the pepper.
Step 3 –In a large disposable food storage bag, add the sherry wine.
Step 4 –Place the fillets inside the bag, massaging them slightly to ensure every part is coated by the sherry.
Step 5 –Place the sealed bag in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the fish to marinate.
Step 6 –Line a baking dish with foil, then grease the foil with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
Step 7 –Remove the fish fillets from the bag and lay them in the prepared dish.
Step 8 –Spread the mayonnaise evenly over top of each.
Step 9 –Sprinkle the onions and breadcrumbs over the top of the fillets.
Step 10 –Dot the fish with the remaining butter.
Step 11 –Place the dish in the oven and bake until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of one of the fillets reads 145 degrees F, about 20 minutes.
Step 12 –Serve hot with the steamed rice and the tomato salsa!
