Mahi Mahi with Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This Caribbean-inspired mahi mahi with coconut rice and mango salsa recipe has the perfect balance of sweetness, spice, and tanginess. It's delicious.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
salt to taste
4 (4 ounce) mahi mahi fillets
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
2 cups water
1 cube chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons butter
1 1/2 cups fresh mango, cubed

Directions

1 Whisk olive oil, green onion, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, ginger, and salt together in a bowl. Add mahi mahi; toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2 Meanwhile, bring rice, water, chicken bouillon, and 1 tablespoon butter to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Pour in coconut milk and 2 tablespoons sugar; stir. Simmer, uncovered, until coconut milk mostly absorbed.
3 Set an oven rack in the oven's center and preheat the oven's broiler.
4 Remove mahi mahi from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade. Place fish in a large baking dish in a single layer. Broil in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. If fish browns too quickly, cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
5 Meanwhile, melt 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until begins to bubble; stir in mango. Cook and stir until mango is tender, about 5 minutes.
6 Place 1 mahi mahi fillet over 1 scoop coconut rice; top with mango salsa.