Best Lime Ginger Grilled Mahi Mahi Recipes

MAHI-MAHI WITH GARLIC-LIME OIL

Steps:

• Prepare an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Heat the oil and garlic in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the garlic is soft, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour into a medium heatproof bowl. Add the lime juice, cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt, whisk to combine and set aside.
• Sprinkle the mahi-mahi generously with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the grill grates. Place the fish on the grill, rounded-side down, and cook until it releases from the grill and has grill marks, about 5 minutes. Carefully flip the fish and continue to cook until firm to the touch, about 5 minutes more.
• Divide the fish among 4 plates and spoon some of the garlic-lime oil over top. Serve with lime wedges and cooked white rice and the remaining sauce on the side. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

KEY WEST GRILLED MAHI-MAHI

Steps:

• Combine fresh lime juice and enough Rose's Lime juice to make 1/3 cup. Add the oil, salt, celery salt, black pepper, hot-pepper sauce, scallion, water and honey in a small bowl and whisk to incorporate.
• Place Mahi-mahi in a zip-lock style bag and pour 4 tablespoons of the mixture over fish; turn to coat. Refrigerate 20 minutes, turning once. Reserve remaining mixture for sauce (warm slightly).
• Prepare a charcoal grill with hot coals, or heat a gas grill to high, or heat broiler. Position grill rack 6 inches from coals or broiler pan 3 inches from heat.
• Grease grill rack or rack of a shallow roasting pan. Place fillets on rack. Drizzle with half of lime juice mixture from marinade bag. Grill over hot coals on covered grill 2 minutes per side or until cooked through, or broil 4 minutes per side.
• Serve Mahi-mahi with remaining sauce warmed.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI IN THAI COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over medium heat.
• Stir coconut milk, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 2 tablespoons green onion, lime juice, ginger, garlic, and fish sauce together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Brush the mahi mahi fillets with enough sauce to coat. Cook the remaining sauce at a boil until slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Cook the mahi mahi in the grill pan until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter, top with the sauce, and garnish with 2 tablespoons cilantr and 2 tablespoons green onion to serve.

LIME-MARINATED MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Whisk the extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, lime juice, and grated lime zest together in a bowl to make the marinade.
• Place the mahi mahi fillets in the marinade and turn to coat; allow to marinate at least 15 minutes.
• Cook on the preheated grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork and is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Garnish with the twists of lime zest to serve.

BEK'S GRILLED MAHI MAHI FILLETS IN SOY GINGER MARINADE (OAMC)

Steps:

• In a 1 gallon zipper bag, combine all ingredients except fish. Squish to combine. Add mahi and seal, refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• OAMC - squeeze all air out of zipper bag, or seal in a vacuum sealer and store in the freezer. Defrost and grill, following instructions below.
• Spray grill with non-stick cooking spray, the preheat to 475°F Cook fillets about 4 minutes on the first side, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes, depending on thickness. Trust yourself on the grill, based on the thickness of your fillets - don't blindly use my timing! An overcooked fish is a sad fish.

GARLIC-LIME MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• Preheat grill.
• Combine and whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, garlic, soy sauce, ground ginger, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Using aluminum foil, form an open "packet" to allow fish to sit in garlic-lime mixture for easier grilling.
• Coat bottom of foil with cooking spray or butter to prevent fish from sticking.
• Place the fish in the packet and brush with about half of the dressing and reserve the rest.
• Place packet on the grill, and cook to desired temperature, flipping only once.
• Brush mahi mahi steaks once again with the remaining dressing after flipping.

MAHI MAHI WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Combine shallots, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour over Mahi Mahi.
• Grill, covered with grill lid, on a grill rack coated with nonstick cooking spray over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork. Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.