Recipes from French Polynesia: Mahi Mahi with Passion Fruit, Ginger and Vanilla Coulis

Recipes from French Polynesia


Mahi Mahi with Passion Fruit, Ginger and Vanilla Coulis

Country: French Polynesia
Course: Main
Makes: 4 servings



Ingredients:

  • 8 oz passion fruit juice
  • 1 one-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
  • 1/2 vanilla pod, split open
  • 4 tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp of peanut or olive oil
  • 4 six- to eight-ounce mahi mahi fillets
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 475 degrees. In a medium pan, bring the passion fruit juice, ginger and split vanilla pod to a boil. Add 3 tbsp of the butter and and reduce heat. Simmer gently for two minutes or until syrupy.
  2. Now heat the oil over a medium-high flame and add the rest of the butter. When the butter has melted, add the mahi mahi, season with salt and pepper and cook for about a minute.
  3. Transfer the fish to your oven and cook until a meat thermometer registers 145 degrees. Serve topped with the vanilla coulis.