Macadamia Crusted Fresh Catch with Tropical Butter Sauce
Macadamia crusted fish served with a velvety butter and tropical fruit sauce
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Keyword: butter sauce, fish, hawiian cuisine, tropical fruit
Servings: 4servings
Author: Adapted from Bev Gannon's Macadamia Nut Crusted Frech Catch with Mango-Passionfruit Butter Sauce
Ingredients
Tropical Fruit Sauce
1/2cupdry white wine
1teaspoonlemon zestoriginal recipe calls for lemongrass, so use either
1teaspoonpeeled minced fresh ginger
1/4cupheavy cream
1mango peeled and pureedHyVee carries canned pureed mango in their Indian food section which is a great option as well. I approximated 3/4 c. of puree for 1 mango.
8ouncesseedless whole lycheedrained and pureed
1/2cupcold unsalted butter cut into pieces
salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
Coating for Fish
2/3cuplightly toasted macadamia nutsI bought dry roasted nuts to bypass the toasting step
2/3cuppankoJapanese bread crumbs
1/3cupfresh basil leavesI used 1 tablespoon dried basil
4fresh fish fillets about 6 ounces each
extra virgin olive oil to coat pan
Mayonnaise Dressing
1/2cupmayo
1-2teaspoonsSambalor use Sriracha hot sauce to taste, starting with smaller amount and adding up to 2 teaspoons
Instructions
For the Sauce
In a saucepan combine wine, lemon zest (or lemon grass) and ginger. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until almost all liquid is gone. Add the cream, mix well and remove from heat. Pour into blender and blend until smooth. Return to saucepan, add the fruit puree and simmer over low heat for 8 minutes. Note - I recommend getting everything else ready and then finishing the butter sauce during the last few minutes when the fish is in the oven. To finish the sauce, add the cold butter pieces one at a time, and stir until incorporated before adding the next piece. Be careful not to boil or else the sauce will separate. Season with salt and pepper.
For the Fish Coating
To prepare the coating, place the nuts, panko and basil in a food processor and process until fine. Spread on a plate.
For the Dressing
In a bowl, combine the mayo and Sambal or Sriracha and mix well. Lightly season the fish with salt and pepper. Evenly spread a light coat of dressing on each side of fillet. Coat evenly with crumb mixture.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In an oven proof saute pan (or you can transfer to a baking dish after browning), pour in just enough oil to coat bottom and heat to medium (be carefully not to get the pan too hot or the nuts will burn.) Add the fish and saute for 3 minutes, until golden brown. Turn the fish and place pan into oven (or transfer to baking dish) until cooked through. The original recipe called for 5 minutes in the oven which must have been for a thin fillet. The mahi mahi I used was 1 inch thick and required 20 minutes. Fish should be firm to the touch when done.
Place fillets on plates and serve with sauce.
I served the fish with mashed yams and steamed green beans.
Notes
Adapted from Bev Gannon’s Macadamia Nut Crusted Fresh Catch with Mango-Passionfruit Butter Sauce