Crimini-Shingled Mahi Mahi With Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- 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
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Potatoes
- 1 1⁄4 lbs russet potatoes, peeled
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper (to season)
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Fish
- 4 (7 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
- 8 cremini mushrooms
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
directions
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TO ROAST TOMATOES:
- Cut a cross into the top of tomatoes and blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds.
- Drop into ice water to stop cooking.
- Peel, quarter and seed tomatoes.
- In a saucepan, combine olive oil, fresh herbs, garlic cloves and tomatoes.
- Cover and slowly roast in a preheated oven at 200F for about 1 hour or until tender.
- Remove from oven; discard herbs.
- Reserve in separate bowls the garlic cloves, tomato petals and olive oil.
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TO MAKE MASHED POTATOES:
- Boil peeled potatoes until fork tender in salted water.
- Strain and puree in a food mill or use mixer to whip.
- In the meantime, heat heavy cream and add 2 tbs. olive oil from the roasted tomatoes.
- With a fork, mash the roasted garlic (from above) and add potatoes and garlic into the hot cream.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
- Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
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TO COOK FISH:
- Use very firm crimini mushrooms or button mushrooms only.
- Cut off stems; slice mushrooms as thinly as possible.
- Shingle slice mushrooms atop the fillet.
- Season with salt and pepper just before searing the fish.
- 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.
- Turn fish and finish cooking in preheated oven at 375 for about 5 to 7 minutes depending on thickness of fish.
- Serve fish atop bed of garlic mashed potatoes, with roasted tomato petals around plate.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lazyme
Grapeview, Washington
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