This Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi recipe is the perfect option for a weeknight meal with your family! This pan seared mahi mahi recipe is packed full of flavor and will show you exactly how to cook mahi mahi!
This Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi recipe is serve with a sherry blue cheese cream sauce give it a restaurant quality flavor.
Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi with a sherry blue cheese cream sauce? Yep- that is a mouth full! I recently had the pleasure of tasting the new Roy’s Restaurant Pacific Rim menu!
It was delightfully tasty with unique and innovative flavor combinations. I recognize that not everyone has a Roy’s near them, so I’m bringing you an adaptation of one of their recipes, Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi!
Upon leaving I was given a copy of Roy’s Fish & Seafood: Recipes from the Pacific Rim. I figured if you can’t make it to a Roy’s Restaurant, you could recreate a similar recipe at home!
What is mahi mahi?
Mahi mahi, also known as the dorado or dolphin fish, is a fish that is typically found in tropical climates and is a surface-dwelling fish. Mahi mahi is a great fish for the home chef!
Inexpensive in comparison to many other cuts of fish, a slightly sweet flavor and easily accessible both fresh and frozen, mahi mahi is a great choice for a family meal or dinner party. If you do not care for mahi mahi or can not locate it, this recipe also works well with grouper, sea bass, swordfish or halibut.
Sherry blue cheese cream sauce has an addictive flavor that compliments fish without overpowering the flavor, but would also be fabulous topping chicken, pork or steak. This recipe makes extra, so I froze it for another meal.
Ever wonder why restaurant meals have such fabulous flavor that can be difficult to achieve at home?
Generally it is due to exotic and high quality ingredients that can sometimes be challenging to find or too expensive to purchase for one meal or things such as homemade demi-glace that can take hours to prepare.
Such is the case with this sauce, it calls for sherry vinegar. While I highly suggest it for salad dressings and other recipes, it is pricey at $15 a bottle. Substitutions include cheaper rice wine vinegar or red wine vinegar with a sprinkle of sugar.
Another item used for the in-restaurant version of this recipe is a demi-glace. Typically made at home, this takes hours to reach maximum flavor potential.
Some specialty grocers will carry a packaged version, but it can break the bank and commonly lacks the flavor of home prepared.
I didn’t have time to make my own, so I opted for the next best option, Better Than Bullion, a thick, pasty concentrated base. I keep vegetable around because I can use it for any recipe with meats, fish or veggies.
This recipe also calls for rare Hawaiian red salt… oh, you don’t keep your pantry stocked at all times? No worries, use a coarse sea salt instead. I actually happened to have some from a salt variety pack given to me by a friend. I’d also make the suggestion of topping with jumbo lump crab meat.
If you enjoyed this mahi mahi recipe, check out these easy seafood recipes:
Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi
Equipment
- Heat Resistant Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
Sherry Blue Cheese Cream Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons shallot , minced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 1 tablespoon basil , minced
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- 4 ounces blue cheese , crumbled
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper , to taste
Mahi mahi:
- 4 mahi mahi fillets
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Hawaiian Red Salt or Coarse Sea Salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Heat oil in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic, saute until soft. Add sherry, basil and vegetable broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add blue cheese crumbles and heavy cream. Stir until sauce thickens. Season with fine sea salt and freshly cracked pepper. Set aside, keeping warm.
- Crust top side of mahi mahi fillets with ground black pepper, packing tightly.
- Heat a large skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add fillets, crusted side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Carefully turn with spatula. Continue to cook on the other side for 3-4 minutes, or until fish is fully cooked, opaque white and flaky.
- Plate fish, top with sherry blue cheese sauce and finish with Hawaiian Red Salt or other coarse sea salt.
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
Nutrition
Can’t find one near you? Founder and namesake Roy Yamaguchi has published a cookbook, Roy’s Fish & Seafood: Recipes from the Pacific Rim, available for purchase through Amazon.
This gorgeous recipe has ‘DATE NIGHT IN’ written all over it!!!
that sounds really good. I actually like Mahi Mahi being a picky fish eater
Mmm, that looks yummy! I need that cookbook.
Are you kidding me? When can I come over for dinner!?
On another note, my friends keep telling me how much they love Roy’s. The hubby and I have yet to make a reservation. Adding that to the list of things to do right away!
That dish looks scrumptious! I have never tried mahimahi… now I will!
That looks amazing. I am just now really starting to cook with fish. I might have to try this one.
That meal does look really good. I eat mostly raw but occasionally I will have a piece of salmon
That sounds delicious! I will have to try this combination on mahi mahi sometime.
I have never had this variety of fish before but it does look good! I need to experiment more!
That looks like an amazing dinner. I love seafood!
This looks so good! I am always look for new fish recipes. Thanks for sharing this one.
OMG, I love Roy’s, one of my fave places to eat! That fish came out perfect!
This actually sounds like a really nice dish! The blue cheese cream sauce sounds delicious.
That sounds TASTY!! I’ve actually never had mahimahi, we usually stick to tilapia but I’d love to try this recipe!
I don’t think I have ever had Mahi. This looks like a great recipe I will have to try.
This looks amazing. I love garlic crusted fish of just about any kind. And cheese is my weakness!
You know, I’ve never cooked Mahi Mahi. I’m not sure if I’ve ever eaten, either. I’m intrigued now, and will have to look for it the next time I’m at the fish market.
Such a fun dish to make when my in-laws come over to visit. I’m not very good at cooking seafood, but I’m always willing to try. 🙂