Accidental Fish

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

For this accidental fish recipe, baked Southern-style mahi mahi is topped with a simple butter-and-garlic sauce spiked with lemon juice and hot sauce.

Ingredients

2 (4 ounce) fillets mahi mahi
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup salted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
2 drops Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste
1 roma tomato, seeded and chopped
1 green onion, chopped

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2 Rub fillets with oil; transfer to a baking dish.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.
4 Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add lemon juice, garlic, and hot sauce; simmer for 1 minute. Add tomato and green onion; cook and stir until heated through. Spoon over fillets to serve.