Schmidt Brothers Mahi Mahi with Tomatoes and Capers

We are so excited to finally release our first original recipe! While we love borrowing delicious recipes from chefs and influencers, we also love cooking (and using Schmidt Brothers Cutlery) to create delicious meals. Today, we are going to introduce you to our delicious mahi mahi with a buttery lemon sauce. 

Ingredients: 

• 2 Mahi Mahi filets (skin on or off)
• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 
• 1 plum tomato, chopped
• ½ tablespoon of capers (drained)
• ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder, or more to taste
• ½ teaspoon Paprika
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• Chili flakes (optional)
• ½ tube of polenta
• ½ tablespoon fresh chopped garlic 
• 2 small lemons (½ of one, slice thinly) 

Firstly, pat your mahi mahi filets dry with a paper towel. Once dry, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Season both sides if you are using skinless filets. Add one to two tablespoons of good quality olive oil to a non-stick pan and crank the temperature to medium. Once the oil gets hot, lay your fish skin-side down. Leave the fish skin side down for as long as it takes to get crispy skin (about 4-5 minutes). Once crispy, flip the fish over, lower the temperature to medium-low and cover with a lid for about 3 minutes or so. Check on the fish frequently; once it’s white and shiny and flakes when you cut it with a fork, it’s done. 

Mahi Mahi is a forgiving fish, so even if you overcook it by a minute or so, it will still taste delicious and won’t be too dry. Now, put the fish onto a serving plate and let’s make the sauce!

Using the same pan, throw in about 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Add in about 5 or so thin slices of lemon and the juice of two small lemons (or one large one). We then added in one chopped plum tomato, and cooked that in the sauce. Stirring constantly, add in your seasonings of choice. We used more garlic powder, salt, pepper, and chili flakes for a little bit of spice. Once the sauce starts to thicken and the tomatoes are soft, add in about a half tablespoon of capers and your fresh garlic. If you want extra carbs, we also recommend slicing up some tubed polenta and adding that in and heating through. 

Drizzle that heavenly sauce over the fish, and serve with a side of white or brown rice and roasted broccoli!