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Sweet and Sour Mahi mahi

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I was craving for Sweet and sour fish today, but I am too lazy to go to the Asian store to grab some fresh red snapper. I thought that I can always get frozen fish fillets from my local grocer – and that is what I did. Mahi mahi is the fish of choice today. To those that are not familiar with this fish variety, mahi mahi is also known as dolphin fish. Hey — before anyone reacts negatively, please let me clarify that dolphin fish is just a common name given to mahi mahi; this is not a dolphin or anyway related to the cute sea creatures that we love and protect. I can assure you that no real dolphins were hurt during the filming of this video. If you feel that you don’t like to use mahi mahi to make sweet and sour fish, the choice is your. However, I suggest that you use fish that has white meat — this takes salmon and tuna out of the list.

Sweet and sour Mahi mahi is one of the easiest and quickest fish dish that you can make. I like the idea that this takes less than 20 minutes to prepare and cook. This is a perfect dish for me to make today because I plan to take some time to watch TV and see how the sports community thinks about the boxing fight of Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley last night. If you happen to read this post in a later time, this news can be considered already as history . So, Pacquiao won with a unanimous decision. I enjoyed the fight and also the side show during the fight — you know what I mean. There was no voodoo, he won because he was a good and experienced fighter.

Anyway, let me get my thoughts back to this Sweet and Sour Mahi mahi recipe before I get off-track. As I was saying, I am using frozen mahi mahi fillets for this recipe because I was too lazy to travel 32 miles (a total of 64 both ways) to go to my Asian grocer for some fresh red snapper. Mahi mahi fillets really works great as an ingredient for sweet and sour fish; I liked how its flavor blends well with the sauce. I think that I learned a new lesson today: Sometimes, I do not need to go far to get fresh ingredients. I added the word “Sometimes” because it is not true most of the time. You might know me by now, and you know how I will travel around just to get the ingredients that I needed — within a radius of 100 miles that is. I am not trying to waste time and gas when I do that, the only thing that I have in mind is to present the best recipe to you guys — our loyal readers. You always deserve the best!

Sweet and Sour Mahi mahi

This recipe is a combination of fried fish and sweet and sour sauce. I fried the mahi mahi fillets in medium heat after seasoning each piece with salt and pepper. I also dredged the fish in all-purpose flour to give it a nice texture and to prevent the cooking oil from splattering. This makes me feel a little bit safe from oil attacks while frying the fish. The sweet and sour sauce that I used came from the sweet and sour sauce that I posted a few years back. I used 2 servings of the sweet and sour sauce recipe and added some bell pepper, carrots, and onion. The result is an amazing sweet and sour mahi mahi dish completed within 20 minutes.

I love to hear your thoughts on this recipe. If you have questions or even a quick story to share, please drop me a comment and I will reply to you as soon as I can.

Try this delicious Sweet and Sour Mahi mahi recipe. Enjoy!

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Sweet and Sour Mahi-mahi

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. frozen Mahi mahi fillets
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cups rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 small red bell pepper julienned
  • 1/2 small green bell pepper julienned
  • 1/4 cup carrots julienned
  • 1 small red onion sliced
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch diluted in 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup cooking oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Season Mahi mahi fillets with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the cooking oil in a frying pan.
  • When the oil gets hot, dredge the seasoned mahi mahi fillets in all-purpose flour. Fry each side in medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until medium brown. Remove the fried fish from the pan. Arrange in a serving plate. Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, make the sweet and sour sauce by combining vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, and sugar in a bowl. Mix well.
  • Heat a saucepan and pour-in the vinegar mixture. Let boil.
  • Adjust the heat to medium and then add the carrots, bell peppers, and onion. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Pour-in the cornstarch diluted in water. Stir quickly. Continue to stir gently until the texture becomes thick.
  • Turn the heat off. Scoop some sweet and sour sauce and top over the fried Mahi mahi.
  • Serve with warm steamed white rice.
  • Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g

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Comments

  1. emily coprada says

    November 8, 2018 at 12:00 am

    thank you so much. i made this today for our lunch. we all loved it. this is a 5 star quality recipe.
    more power to you sir.

    Reply
  2. Raquel Cruz Vertucio says

    January 17, 2015 at 6:00 am

    Thank you for the recipes. They are all delicious. I do have a question regarding the Cassava Cake. It ask for 4 cups of coconut milk but I can only see 2 cups to be used for making the topping. Should I use the remaining 2 cups making the batter?

    Reply
  3. Tess Morris says

    October 23, 2014 at 11:02 am

    Makes me feel that I am back home when I cook your recipes.
    I never cooked when I was there.

    Reply
  4. glecy metran says

    October 16, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    tnx for sharing your thought n knowledge gor cooking god bless ypu!!! more power

    Reply
  5. Maricel Deguit says

    August 1, 2014 at 10:48 am

    I like your all recipes,thank you for sharing,,Godbless to you

    Reply
  6. Sean Adel says

    July 4, 2014 at 11:04 am

    Thank you for your recipes it’s all easy to prepare the ingredients are widely available in the market.

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      July 4, 2014 at 11:05 am

      You are welcome, Sean.

      Reply
  7. Raquel Arpon says

    June 19, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Love all your recipe…

    Reply
  8. Xia Yue Ren says

    May 30, 2014 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks for a wonderful and easy recipe I’m always looking forward for your recipe tips .. Thanks for the help .. God Bless and more power ..

    Reply
  9. Helen Abiog says

    May 23, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    i love all the recipies you shared..adding to my recipe collections..

    Reply

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