Crimini-Shingled Mahi Mahi with Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • For the Tomatoes:
  • 6 plum tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 7 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 sprig fresh basil
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • For the Potatoes:
  • 1 1/4 lb russet potatoes, peeled
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • For the Fish:
  • 4 7 oz mahi mahi fillets
  • 8 crimini mushrooms
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

    • Instructions:

    To Roast Tomatoes: 1. Cut a cross into the top of tomatoes and blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds.
    2. Drop into ice water to stop cooking.
    3. Peel, quarter and seed tomatoes.
    4. In a saucepan, combine olive oil, fresh herbs, garlic cloves and tomatoes.
    5. Cover and slowly roast in a preheated oven at 200° for about 1 hour or until tender.
    6. Remove from oven; discard herbs.
    7. Reserve in separate bowls the garlic cloves, tomato petals and olive oil.
    To Make Mashed Potatoes:
    8. Boil peeled potatoes until fork tender in salted water.
    9. Strain and puree in a food mill or use mixer to whip In the meantime, heat heavy cream and add 2 tbs.
    10. olive oil from the roasted tomatoes.
    11. With a fork, mash the roasted garlic (from above) and add potatoes and garlic into the hot cream.
    12. Stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
    13. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
    To Cook Fish:
    14. Use very firm crimini mushrooms or button mushrooms only.
    15. Cut off stems; slice mushrooms as thinly as possible.
    16. Shingle slice mushrooms atop the fillet.
    17. Season with salt and pepper just before searing the fish.
    18. In a sauté pan, add olive oil and sear fish fillet with the mushroom side down for 2 to 3 minutes or until mushrooms are golden.
    19. Turn fish and finish cooking in preheated oven at 375° for about 5 to 7 minutes depending on thickness of fish.
    20. Serve fish atop bed of garlic mashed potatoes, with roasted tomato petals around plate.