Grilled Mahi Mahi with Pineapple

Name: Grilled Mahi Mahi with Pineapple
Total time: P2H30M
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: mahi mahi fillets; pineapple; pineapple juice; soy sauce, sodium reduced; brown sugar; sesame oil; ginger root; garlic; red pepper flakes; scallions, spring or green onions

Submitted by lnurse

Light, refreshing and very tasty dish.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

150 min

Ingredients

Gingered pineapple marinade

1 ¼

POUNDS MAHI MAHI FILLETS
1/2 to 3/4 thick *

SLICES PINEAPPLE
3/4 inch think

Gingered pineapple marinade

1 ½

CUPS PINEAPPLE JUICE
unsweetened

CUP SOY SAUCE, SODIUM REDUCED

TABLESPOONS BROWN SUGAR
packed

TABLESPOON SESAME OIL

TEASPOONS GINGER ROOT
grated

1 ½

TEASPOONS GARLIC
finely chopped

TEASPOON RED PEPPER FLAKES
crushed

MEDIUM SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
chopped, 1/4 cups

Directions

Prepare Gingered Pineapple Marinade by mixing all ingredients.

Remove 1 cup of the marinade; cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.

Cut fish into 4 serving pieces.

Place fish in shallow glass or plastic dish.

Pour 1 cup marinade over fish.

Cover and refrigerate, turning once, at least 2 hours but no longer than 12 hours.

Generously spray grill rack with nonstick cooking spray before heating grill.

Heat coals or gas grill.

Remove fish from marinade; discard marinade.

Cover and grill fish and pineapple about 4 inches from medium heat 8 to 12 minutes, brushing frequently with reserved marinade and turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork.

If pineapple becomes too brown, remove from grill.

Discard any remaining basting marinade.

Makes 4 servings.