Crimini-Shingled Mahi Mahi With Garlic Mashed Potatoes

From The Palm Beach Post 07/17/97.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 6  plum tomatoes
• 4  tablespoons olive oil
• 7  garlic cloves, peeled
• 1  sprig fresh basil
• 2  sprigs thyme
• 1  sprig fresh rosemary

• Potatoes

• 1 1⁄4 lbs russet potatoes, peeled
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
•  salt and pepper (to season)

• Fish

• 4 (7 ounce)  mahi mahi fillets
• 8  cremini mushrooms
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. TO ROAST TOMATOES:
2. Cut a cross into the top of tomatoes and blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds.
3. Drop into ice water to stop cooking.
4. Peel, quarter and seed tomatoes.
5. In a saucepan, combine olive oil, fresh herbs, garlic cloves and tomatoes.
6. Cover and slowly roast in a preheated oven at 200F for about 1 hour or until tender.
7. Remove from oven; discard herbs.
8. Reserve in separate bowls the garlic cloves, tomato petals and olive oil.
9. TO MAKE MASHED POTATOES:
10. Boil peeled potatoes until fork tender in salted water.
11. Strain and puree in a food mill or use mixer to whip.
12. In the meantime, heat heavy cream and add 2 tbs. olive oil from the roasted tomatoes.
13. With a fork, mash the roasted garlic (from above) and add potatoes and garlic into the hot cream.
14. Stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
15. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
16. TO COOK FISH:
17. Use very firm crimini mushrooms or button mushrooms only.
18. Cut off stems; slice mushrooms as thinly as possible.
19. Shingle slice mushrooms atop the fillet.
20. Season with salt and pepper just before searing the fish.
21. In a sauté pan, add olive oil and sear fish fillet with the mushroom side down for 2 to 3 minutes or until mushrooms are golden.
22. Turn fish and finish cooking in preheated oven at 375 for about 5 to 7 minutes depending on thickness of fish.
23. Serve fish atop bed of garlic mashed potatoes, with roasted tomato petals around plate.