Mahi Mahi and Green Beans

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It’s hard to find fresh fish where I live, there aren’t any good fish markets and the grocery store leaves a lot to be desired so I opt for frozen fish and it usually leaves me feeling uninspired.  Until…

We went to Target the other day and while we were browsing, I came across the Archer Farms frozen fish.  The picture on the front looked so good that I purchased one package of Mahi Mahi, figuring that we’d give it a shot.  I came home, put it in the freezer and tonight when I was thinking about what to make, I remembered it.  I also had some green beans that needed to be eaten so I came up with this…

Grilled Mahi Mahi with Sauteed Green Beans, Toasted Almonds and Dried Cranberries.

1 pkg. frozen Mahi Mahi
1 handful slivered almonds
2 lbs. fresh green beans cleaned and trimmed
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 handfuls dried cranberries
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
lemon juice to taste

Open the package of fish and put the two vacuum sealed packs into a large bowl filled with cool water.  Allow to thaw for about 20 minutes, until you can feel that they’re no longer frozen.

When the fish has been in the water for 20 minutes…

Heat a dry, non-stick pot on med/high heat.  When it’s hot, add the almonds and toast, shaking the pan often.

When they start to brown slightly, remove from heat.  Pour into a container and set aside.

Heat the same pan back up to med/high heat.  Add the olive oil and when that’s hot, add the garlic. Allow to saute for a moment, just till you start to smell the garlic.  Add the green beans and let saute, stirring occasionally. These will probably take about 25-30 minutes.

When some of the beans start to blister and bubble, the fish should be thawed.  Open the packages, put the fish on the plate and pat dry with a paper towel.

Looks pretty good for frozen, right?

Heat your grill pan to med and when that’s hot, add your fish, grill for about 15 minutes, turning one or twice (carefully), till the meat is white and flaking.

Add the almonds and cranberries to your green beans and cook for another couple of minutes, just till the cranberries are warm and plump.

Put the fish on the plate, and put a nice pile of string beans along side it.  Squeeze some lemon juice over the whole plate and serve.

This fed three people very well.  The Archer Farms fish was really good and the sweet/tart cranberries paired with the sauteed garlic and the lemon really complimented each other.  The kids have even agreed that we should add mahi to our weekly meal plan. Yay!

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