A baked dish for mahi mahi that goes well with garlic bread, a nice salad and a bottle of good German white wine and is best served over a bed of yellow rice.
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Yields: 4 servings
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds Mahi Mahi fillets
1/2 cup dark Rum
1/2 cup fresh Lime juice
2 onions, sliced into thin rings
2 Lemons, silced thick
2 teaspn dried Oregano
4 Tabspn butter
Ground Black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. Arrange the fish fillets in an oven proof 9X13 glass baking dish. Pour the rum and lime juice over the fish and place the sliced onion on each fillet. Cover with plastic wrap so there is no air gap and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
2. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F
3. Remove fish from the refrigerator and pour off about 3/4 of the liquid. Leave the onion slices in the dish and place a thick lemon slice on each fillet. Sprinkle with oregano and black pepper to taste. Place a pat of butter (or margarine) on each fillet.
4. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for about 20 to 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish or it will be dry. Serve with the cooked onion and lemon slices over and around the fillets.
