This was a last minute meal, thrown together with some Mahi I happened to have on hand in the freezer.
My daughter stayed home from school today and I had plenty of time to cook. She woke up with hives all over the side of her face. Special… I gave her some Benadryl and then quickly realized she would be sleeping on her desk if I sent her to school. She wasn’t unhappy to be home with me and was especially nice and quiet I defrosted 3 filets and decided to pan fry instead of bake for speed.
You will need:
2-3 pieces of Mahi Mahi
olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cracked black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
2-3 tsp cayenne pepper
If frozen, defrost your filets. Pat dry and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with the rub. Flip and do the same to the other side. Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Coat with olive oil and pan fry each filet roughly 3-5 minutes on each side or until flaky and cooked thoroughly. Serve on a bed of mashed cauliflower or cauliflower rice. Garnish with cilantro.
For smashed cauliflower:
1 bag frozen cauliflower
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp cracked black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
2-3 tsp cayenne pepper
Place frozen cauliflower florets in a casserole dish with a half inch of water. Microwave on high for 10 minutes. Once time is up, remove and drain in a colander. Using a potato masher, smash those suckers and season with your dry ingredients.
The smashed cauliflower is way too spicy and I even halved the spicy ingredients. It turned the color of sand from all the dry ingredients. Possibly a mistake in the recipe?
Yikes, no, I don’t think so. That is a very old post (sometime 2012) and I haven’t made it recently. My husband and I use Sriracha like ketchup, so likely it is very spicy, but we tolerate it because we like it hot! I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you!