Mahi Mahi Tacos

I'm pretty sure that the big guy and I haven't had a fish taco that we didn't like; however, some are definitely better than others and I'd say last night's version tops the list.

Mahi Mahi aka Dorado is a warm water fish that according to Wiki "... can be found in the Caribbean Sea, on the west coast of North and South America, the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic coast of Florida, Southeast Asia, Hawaii ..."  They're highly prized by sport fisherman for being a "good catch" and I'll top that by saying highly prized by this particular "kitchenado" too. It makes an absolutely delicious taco, no question about that.

The big guy and I had picked our fish up at Trader Joe's in the freezer section and after it had thawed, I washed and dried it well, then marinated it for an hour in soy sauce. After that, it was coated in olive oil then topped with a rub made up of paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, cinnamon, and red pepper flakes then grilled in the grill pan. By the way, the recipe also called for cayenne, dill seed and ground pepper, but my eyes stopped after the red pepper flakes and refused to look any farther. Isn't that a great excuse for saying I didn't follow the rest of the recipe?

Anyway after the fish sat for a while absorbing the flavors, the big guy cooked it on our Mario Batali grill pan for about 6 minutes, then flaked it onto a warm flour tortilla. Note, we didn't have taco sized tortillas but they all taste the same anyway and this saved yours truly from having to go back for a second one.

Our fish tacos were topped with a choice of two salsas - Salsa de Mariscos from John Conley's book, Salsa Brava Cocina which is a fresh salsa made from ripe tomatoes, cucumber, jalapenos, sweet onion, cilantro and salt. That's it! It's delicious with the spicy fish and made good use of the rest of the vegetables in our refrigerator. The second salsa was a mango/papaya one courtesy of Trader Joe's along with some avocado cream that we've bragged about several times before. It all made for a fabulous quick and easy Wednesday night dinner.

Comments

[Mags]

Time for me to make another trip to Trader Joe's for some more Mahi Mahi so I can try these tacos. They look great!

[June]

Not so bad if we do say so ourselves! They're great hot weather grub.

[pam]

I have had ONE fish taco recipe that I didn't like. So, it is possible.

[June]

Yikes Pam - hope it's not this one!

[Nanan]

Now I want some!!!! Tomorrow!

[Diana Gillihan]

Have a wonderful time in Oregon!! If you need anything let me know. I am looking forward to reading your blog everyday and looking at the beautiful pics....it kinda makes me think I am there too!! lol WISHFUL THINKING ON MY PART! Drive safe....

[June]

Lea - they're in for a repeat as soon as we get to Oregon. We'll be experimenting using some different fish.

Diana - thanks for the good wishes. Looks like we're heading out of here right on time. Monsoons have arrived. YUK

[Diana Gillihan]

You are sooo lucky! Great timing for sure. The hot dish from last night brought memories of when I was a child living in Minnesota...my mom made that but she didn't gussy it up like you! lol Have fun!!!!!!!!

[June]

Tell you something - it isn't just hot in Tucson! Take care Diana and we'll see you in a month!

[Sarah G]

I am just beginning to eat mahi mahi. I think it would be great in a taco.