This Baked Mahi Mahi recipe is full of fresh and gorgeous Thai flavors. They blend together perfectly with the succulent fish, and it’s quick and easy to prepare.
Inspiration
I was fortunate enough to have been able to spend a couple of hours with the lovely Katie Chin recently. I was invited to a book signing for her latest cookbook, Everyday Thai Cooking, with a bag of Asian produce in hand — Thai inspired I was!
lemongrass
What’s in this recipe?
Mahi Mahi, of course. 😉 And . . . .
- coconut milk
- mint
- basil
- cilantro
- lemongrass
- garlic
- ginger
- turmeric root
- brown sugar, salt, pepper
I put all of these amazing flavors and fragrances together and made the most delicious, aromatic marinade of all time.
fresh turmeric root
How to Bake Mahi Mahi
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Mahi Mahi can be marinated or simply lightly seasoned with salt, pepper and citrus.
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Bake the fish in a preheated 450°F oven just until it’s almost cooked all the way through. The center of the fillets should be slightly translucent for the ultimate texture. This should take 10 to 15 minutes.
This dish is light, healthy, packed with flavor, and beautiful.
I mean, seriously, how amazing does that bite look?
What to serve with it?
I love serving this fish dish over Coconut Cilantro Rice with a lovely green side salad.
Outside of the marinating time, this dish is quite easy to prepare and it’s lovely for entertaining. Everyone always raves about it.
More Mahi Mahi recipes to tempt you . . .
- Mahi Mahi Stuffed Hatch Chiles & Tomato Lime Sauce
- Lemon Tomato Caper Marinated Mahi Mahi
- Blackened Mahi Mahi
I hope you love this Thai Baked Mahi Mahi recipe as much as I do!
This is not a sponsored post and as always, I only write about things I love.
Thai Inspired Mahi Mahi Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup light coconut milk
- 1½ tablespoons fresh mint, washed and dried, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh Thai basil (or other basil is okay too), washed and dried, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, washed and dried, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass (click here for how to cut the lemongrass), washed and dried, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger pulp
- 1 teaspoon fresh turmeric, grated (or 1/2 teaspoon dry, ground turmeric)
- ¼ teaspoon brown sugar
- 4 approximately (5-ounce) Mahi Mahi fillets
- grapeseed oil for the pan
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- To make the marinade, add all of the ingredients -- except the Mahi Mahi, oil, salt and Pepper -- to a small bowl. Mix everything together until it's evenly incorporated and well blended.
- Pour about half of the marinade into an approximately 9 X 13-inch baking dish, and place the the Mahi Mahi fillets on top. Then pour the remaining marinade evenly over them.
- Cover tightly with plastic and marinate in the refrigerator for approximately 6 hours, turn the fillets over a couple of times during that time period.
- Remove the marinated fillets from the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 450°F, and sprinkle both sides of the marinated fish with salt and pepper.
- Place the fish in the oven and bake until it's almost cooked through, but slightly translucent in the center. You should easily be able to flake it apart with a fork. The baking time should be 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
sippitysup says
These are my kind of flavors and one of my favorite fish. So all I can say is well done. GREG
valentina says
Huge compliment coming from you, Greg. I’ll take it! Thank you. 🙂
David says
I waited to comment because I knew I was going to make this and wanted to report back. The flavors are perfect – as is the recipe. I made my one usual change – shallots instead of garlic – and it was fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!
valentina says
Thanks so much for trying this recipe, David. I love it, and I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Yay!
Natalie says
Looks and sounds so delicious! I never tasted anything like that ♥
valentina says
Thank you Natalie! You will love it.
Marie says
What amazing flavours! The mahi mahi looks really delicious and healthy too.
valentina says
Thank Marie!
Annie @ Annie's Noms says
I love Thai cuisine, but whenever I make Thai at home I find myself always making a chicken curry! I am loving the look of this dish, I’ve never had mahi mahi, but it looks delicious! I’m going to see if I can get some from our local fish monger and make this!
valentina says
Thanks Annie! I hope you like it. It’s a lovely mild fish that soaks up all of the delicious flavors added to it.
Brian Jones says
I love the flavours here, Thai is definitely a huge part of what I am cooking at the moment, looking forward to trying this!
valentina says
Thanks, Brian! I’m loving Thai flavors right now too. Well, always. 🙂