Mahi Mahi Fish and My Funny Brussels Sprouts
March 7th, 2009 by Dr JoFish is such an important part of our diets, but the fresh fish in the markets has not appealed to me lately. And usually I don’t really like frozen fish because the texture seems to change with the freezing process. But I found a wonderful surprise this week.
While shopping at a local warehouse store (Costco) I decided to try a package of their frozen mahi mahi and it was delicious, so moist and tender and none of that fishy taste that develops when fish has sat around for a day or two.
Here’s my favorite way to fix any white fish:
Cut a lemon in half
Chop up the green part of a couple of green onions
Heat a little butter in a skillet and add the fish as soon as the butter sizzles when putting the fish in the pan, but don’t burn the butter. Squeeze some lemon juice over the fish. Then sprinkle it with the chopped green onions. Turn the fish after about 2-3 minutes depending on the thickness of the piece. Keep the fire hot enough to keep the juices from running out of the fish, usually about a medium heat.
For me the perfect doneness occurs when the fish has just turned opaque all the way through but is still moist and tender. M-m-m good. Give this healthy recipe a try in your kitchen.
Before starting the fish the sweet potatoes went in the oven to bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. I place them in a Corning ware dish with a little water in the bottom and then cover them with the lid before popping them in the oven. If you don’t like sweet potatoes, you can bake white, red or purple potatoes the same way.
Never tried purple potatoes? Give them a try. They’re fun for a change.
While the potatoes are cooking and before starting the fish, put together a nice green salad with lots of different colored raw vegetables.
Now I’ll have to tell you about our crazy Brussels sprouts that we had with that meal. This was my first experience in growing Brussels sprouts in our garden. I had to baby those plants so much. Just getting the little sprouts started in the ground took a lot of tender care in itself. Then the grasshoppers decided that they were delicious, so I painstakingly covered them with cheesecloth.
By the end of fall we still had no Brussels sprouts forming on the stalks but the plants were about 18 inches high and healthy. Then they survived that 2 feet of snow that turned to ice for a month.
Finally some tiny “little cabbages” formed on the stalks but they seemed too small to harvest, so I left them a while longer. Then next time I went out to the garden those “little cabbages” had all unfurled into leaves.
Very interesting. Now I had hairy Brussels sprouts.
After all of that work to grow this plant, we were going to eat something from it. So I stripped the unfurled leaves off the stalks, washed them good, them steamed them for about 5 minutes. They were delicious.
So now we have discovered a new gourmet dish.
Blessings,
Dr. Jo
P.S. Does anyone have any tips for growing Brussels sprouts? I think I may have waited too late to start them. It was about May when I put them in the ground as tiny seedlings.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
normally i do not take the time to make a comment but great site
April 27th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
great site that you have put together here
April 29th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Hi there, I found your blog via Google while searching for first aid for a heart attack and your post looks very interesting for me.
April 29th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Brussels Sprout…
Fish is such an important part of our diets but the fresh fish in the markets has not appealed to me [...]…
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
It’s been quite sometime since I last visited this blog. Look like you have another great post entry again. lol. When are you going to stop posting good stuffs?
May 15th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Fantastic.
June 13th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
I really like your post. Does it copyright protected?
June 19th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Thanks much for that. It’s very good read.
I love to browse naturalhealingcookbook.com.
burbank teeth whitening
July 6th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Hello! Thanks for the post. It is really amazing! I will definitely share it with my friends.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Hey man thanks for the post. Colon cleansers are great stuff that will help you get everything you need in life.
July 21st, 2009 at 7:35 am
Goodday,
I was just searching the net and stumbled upon this nice website. I would like to let the site’s owner know that they are doing a great job with this site. I am also trying to develop my own website as well. Unfortunately, things aren’t going so well, but I do not understand much about web design. I have tried really hard, but things just aren’t working for me. I have been using wordpres and doing the best that I can though. If someone has knowledge of web design and cares to give me any ideas, I would love to here them.
My website is here: online pharmacy no prescription My site is actually not a online pharmacy, it is just a blog about them.
Thank You and I would greatly appreciate any comments.
July 21st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it!
August 7th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Make sure your brussel sprouts are getting enough sunlight. If they are planted in the shadow, they may not make it.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:28 am
I’ve been a long time reader, and after this excellent post I just had to comment! Very nice blog, but where can I find your RSS feed?
August 15th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I book marked the site i never seen so many good resources in one place and free.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Howdy, I’ve just started up a blog website and in the middle of creating somewhat varied articles for it. Would you object if I blog about this article? Obviously I will give you and this site full credit.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Yes, I would be glad to have you blog about this article. Thanks for asking.
Dr. Jo
January 11th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I came across your site and found this simple but wonderful fish recipe. Thanks for sharing it. I’ll definitely give it a try.
March 19th, 2010 at 8:43 am
You can never have enough fish! All of the proteins are really good for you as well and so the health and taste is always worth the price we all pay.:D
April 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Hey, I found your blog while searching thru bing. I’m about to bookmark it now
April 27th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Do you mind if I post an extract from your article on my site, I will put a link back to your blog?
April 28th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Sure, you are welcome to post an extract form my article on your site. Thanks for the link back to my blog.
July 18th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
My wife grow millions of Brussels in her garden. she always serves us Brussel Sprouts.. I don’t know, we’re not vegetarian, but we love the way she adds Brussels Sprout to the vege salad