Mahi Mahi with Bacon Tomato Butter
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Mahi Mahi fillet cut into serving size pieces
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp fine sea salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- cooking spray
- ¼ tsp salt divided
- 1 slice center cut bacon finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp hot smoked paprika
- 2 plum tomatoes seeded & diced
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Combine water, sea salt, and sugar in a shallow dish. Stir until sea salt and sugar dissolve.
- Add fish to water, let stand for 20 minutes. Drain and pat fish dry.
- Preheat grill to medium high heat.
- Sprinkle ⅛ tsp table salt evenly over fish. Lightly coat fish with cooking spray.
- Place fish, skin side down, over direct heat on grill rack. Grill 2 minutes or until well marked.
- Turn fish over and move to indirect heat. Grill 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
- Meanwhile, heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add bacon to pan.
- Cook bacon 5 minutes or until bacon is almost crisp, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic, cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add paprika, cook for 20 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Add tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in butter.
- Remove from heat, stir in remaining ⅛ tsp table salt.
- Top each piece of fish with tomato mixture. Enjoy!