Pan Fried Mahi Mahi with Garlic Shrimp

My Fiancee and I were having our daily fight. “What do you want to eat for dinner?” at first he says “I don’t know” then I start naming off my list of meats “chicken,” he says “no,” “beef?” “….no,” “pork?” “hmmm… no,” *I sigh* “fish?” after a long pause he says “wait, I wouldn’t mind eating fish”

So the question of the day was solved. I dropped him off at work, did some shopping, and went looking for some fish.

Now, what type of fish to eat…there were so many to choose from. We just had Ahi the other day and I wanted to go with something familiar. Thinking back…Mahi Mahi is something mom use to cook all the time. My dad’s hobby is fishing so we always had a good variety of fresh fish to eat. Looking at the price of fish in the supermarket made me say “OMG this is so expensive!” You really can’t beat the price of free or eating at home. Luckily there was a frozen fish section where the price per pound is cheaper then the fresh assorted variety.

Ingredients
1 lb Mahi Mahi – I got mine in the frozen fish area for $3
garlic salt
pepper
flour
oil for frying – I used olive oil

Sauce:
10-15 pieces of shrimp – shelled
2 T. butter
1 T. lemon or lime juice
1/3 c. white wine
1-2 cloves of garlic – minced

*Double sauce if needed. Remember this sauce is just enough for 1 lb of mahi.*

Defrost the fish and towel dry.

Lightly salt and pepper the fish, roll in flour

Fry on medium heat for 5 minutes on each side

The Mahi should be a nice crispy golden brown color. After its done frying put it on a paper towel to soak up the excess oil.

To make the sauce.

saute garlic until lightly browned
add butter

when the butter is melted add the white wine and shrimp
the shrimp will turn red when it is done.
remove shrimp, turn the temperature to high and let the sauce reduce, stir occasionally.

pour the shrimp and sauce over the mahi mahi and serve