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Pan seared sweet Thai chili mahi mahi served on a wooden serving board topped with green onions.
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Sweet Thai Chili Mahi Mahi

Indulge in the delightful flavors of pan-seared Mahi Mahi in my Sweet Thai Chili sauce. A restaurant-quality dish that's easy to make at home!
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Asian American, Asian Fusion
Keyword pan seared mahi mahi
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 252kcal

Ingredients

Mahi Mahi

  • 8 oz Mahi Mahi about 2 fillets
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Flour or flour of choice
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil neutral, no taste
  • 2 tbsp Macadamia Nuts
  • 1 Stalk Green Onions

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp Water
  • 1 tbsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1 tsp Sriracha
  • 1/2 tbsp Ketchup
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/8 tsp Xanthan Gum or thickener of choice

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for Pan seared sweet Thai chili mahi mahi.
  • In a sauce pan, combine water, sweetener, sriracha, ketchup,garlic powder, and bring to a soft boil. Mix in thickener of choice, whisk until dissolved and transfer to a bowl.
    Sweet chili sauce in a sauce pan.
  • Add roasted macadamia nuts into a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and set aside.
    Macadamia nuts in a food processor.
  • Finely chop green onions and set aside.
    Chopped green onions.
  • Pat both sides of the mahi-mahi fillets dry with a paper towel and then sprinkle coconut flour on both sides. Set aside once done.
    Mahi mahi fillets.
  • Add neutral oil to a large frying pan and bring up to temp. Once up to temp, carefully add mahi-mahi fillets. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes per side and then transfer to a serving plate.
    Mahi mahi fillets in a skillet.
  • Sprinkle on crushed roasted macadamia nuts and green onions on top. Drizzle sauce to liking.
    Seared sweet Thai chili mahi mahi on a plate.

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Nutrition

Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 264IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg