This is a gift! If you have a seafood lover and you want to send them something special for a holiday gift or an anytime gift for that matter, you can find what you need at Anderson Seafoods. I have raved about the quality of the fish and I will show you a recipe using some GORGEOUS mahi-mahi in just a bit. I cannot express enough how delicious and how high quality this fish it; the mahi had been in the freezer for over a month and yet it tasted fresh. FRESH! This is serious restaurant quality fish shipped right to your door. I recognize that it is more expensive than you might find at your supermarket but the quality is so far superior that it is well worth the price - and I am on a tight budget.
The portions are 8oz each which is a LOT of fish. I cut them in half so each filet makes two dinners. It's a very satisfying entree size. Free shipping kicks in at $119 so you can stock up - as I have said it keeps exceptionally well in a deep freezer - or you can get together and share an order. Think of a special occasion meal; New Years, Valentine's Day. Wouldn't a fantastic seafood dinner be wonderful? I think so...
So here is the mahi I made for the hubby last night. Needless to say he was a happy man. Me, not so fond of the mahi but I did taste this and it was excellent quality fish. (I tend to like the milder fish.)
Mahi-Mahi with Pumpkin Polenta and Gingered Carrots
Preheat the oven to 350° - you'll need it for the fish.
This was the first time I made Pumpkin Polenta and truth be told the idea just popped into my head. I had some leftover pumpkin from my Thanksgiving cheesecake and I had to figure out something to do with it. I love polenta and so here goes nothing. It's a recipe in progress I think but I do like how it came out last night.
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
salt to taste
Mix 1/4 cup of pumpkin with 3/4 cup of the milk and add the nutmeg. Pour into a saucepan and heat until just about to boil. Add the cornmeal. As it thickens add the rest of the pumpkin and milk. Salt to taste. Heat through and set aside and keep warm.
For the fish I made a dry rub. As we all should know by now measuring is not my strong suit. And I was tired last night and not thinking. So....
....meet the ingredients for the rub. You can sort of see how much, right? *sigh* I really need to get better at this. I remembered for the polenta, that has to count for something......
It made a smoky, slightly sweet taste on the fish. It was a perfect compliment to the pumpkin in the polenta.
I let the fish come to room temperature and salted it. Then I coated it well with the rub.
Isn't that a beautiful piece of fish?!
I put my small fry pan on the stove with about a tsp of canola oil. I let it get hot and I put the mahi in and cooked it for three minutes on each side.
I sprinkled the top side of the fish with some more of the rub and I popped it into that 350° oven and turned off the heat.
I let it stay in there for 10 minutes and out came a perfectly cooked piece of fish. And one hot pan - always remember when you do this to use your oven mitt. Do not forget that the PAN IS FREAKIN' HOT AND YOU WILL BURN YOURSELF IF YOU TRY AND PICK IT UP. *sigh* when will I learn....fortunately the fish did not land on the floor as so many other things have when I have done this stupid, stupid thing.
The fish, as I said, was cooked perfectly. It flaked and was nice and moist. The polenta was really tasty. I didn't know what to expect it being the first time I made it but I will be making it again.
The ginger carrots were left over from Thanksgiving and this recipe will show up soon as a demonstration from a cookbook I will be reviewing.
Hubby gobbled his fish down and said it was delicious. He was quite filled with half of the filet and will have the second half tonight.
I have been so thrilled with all four of the different types of fish I have gotten to try from Anderson Seafoods. All of my reviews - the Halibut Picatta, the Chilean Sea Bass en Papillote and the Salmon with a Late Summer Salsa - have showcased fish of superior quality and I know I will be looking to this company for my seafood needs.
I know I gush but I am truly thrilled with the company; it's service and it's fish.
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Disclosure: I received a box o'fish from Anderson Seafoods gratis. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free product. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
2 comments:
First off that looks yummy!! I love you're becoming a pumpkin fan like me :).
You had me laughing out loud about the pan because I so have done that!
P.S. I so should have said Santa gifts will come night before (they are put away until then). Unwrapped with a bow :)
Oh what gorgeous looking fish! We love seafood, and I completely agree: great seafood is worth the extra buck. And thank you for the pumpkin polenta recipe. I have some leftover pumpkin (from baking a pie) that is in need of a healthy recipe. And I made pumpkin and carrot soup last week, so new ideas were in demand.
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