pan seared fish

Juicy seared cooked in Puttanesca sauce with olives, capers and fresh basil is a delicious, easy dinner recipe that&#039;s ready in 20 minutes. 

Seared fish in Puttanesca sauce

800 g (1½lb) white fish fillets

olive oil

salt and black pepper (to taste)

garlic

anchovy fillets

½ tsp chilli flakes / red pepper flakes

tomatoes

water

olives

capers

basil (to serve)

fresh chillies (to serve (optional))

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Drizzle the fish with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Add the fish to the pan and sear for 1-2 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, add the remaining oil then add the sliced garlic, anchovy fillets and chilli flakes and cook for a minute until fragrant.

Add the tomatoes to the pan and stir in the olives and capers. Add half a cup of water and season with salt and pepper then simmer for a few minutes.

Add the fish and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the fish is cooked through.

Scatter over fresh basil and chopped chillies (optional) and serve.

Drooling heavy for this Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi with Umami Butter Sauce. It's an easy + convenient, weeknight-friendly dinner to enjoy with a quickness. Perfectly seared mahi mahi paired with a swoon-worthy, rich umami butter sauce...it's insanely delicious! So flaky, so tender, and beaming with heaps of flavor! Pair this fish alongside your favorite sides for a satisfying meal everyone will enjoy.

Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi with Umami Butter Sauce (30 minutes!)

Old Bay seasoning,

fish sauce (I use Red Boat)

lemon juice

soy sauce

sugar

unsalted butter,

parsley parsley

Season &amp; rest the fish

On a large plate/platter, season the mahi mahi fillets with old bay seasoning- to taste, on all sides. Set the fish aside to rest and sit until they reach room temperature, about 20 minutes.

Prep the umami sauce

In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the fish sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, and garlic. Whisk the mixture together very well to thoroughly combine and set aside.

Sear the fish

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, gently swirl the skillet around to evenly coat the bottom. Add the mahi mahi fillets into the skillet. Cook the fish, undisturbed, until a golden-brown sear appears on the bottom and the sides are cooked about halfway up the fillets, about 3-4 minutes. Then use a fish spatula (or any similar utensil) to carefully flip the fillets onto the other side. Let the other side cook for 1-2 minutes or until the fish fillets are opaque in color (no longer translucent) and just cooked through with easily flaked flesh.

Add umami sauce + butter &amp; simmer

Reduce the heat to medium-low. Pour the sauce into the skillet followed by the pieces of butter. Let the sauce and butter simmer until the butter melts through, about 1-2 minutes. Then sprinkle the parsley over the fillets and grab a spoon and baste the fillets with the sauce. Shut off the heat and remove the skillet from heat. Continue basting and gently swirling the skillet to move the fillets around in the sauce to meld, about 20 seconds of this with the residual heat.

Serve

pan-seared mahi mahi with umami butter sauce alongside your favorite side items (mashed potatoes, green beans, etc.) Enjoy!

This dish was freakin’ amazing! Not only did I learn what umami means, I also cooked a fantastic meal in a short time and it was relatively easy. Who would have thought I would be cooking mahi mahi?! Thank you Quin!!

Absolutely delicious. Super easy and so so good. Will definitely keep to make again. Can’t wait to have guests to impress with this dish. 

Made this for dinner a week ago and my 10 year old has requested it for dinner every day since. It’s amazing! 

a fantastic and versatile sauce. we love the mahi

This recipe is sooooo good. Love it. Even my kids love it.

This is a restaurant quality dish.  Wow.  Absolutely delicious!

Delicious! Used Japanese seven spice seasoning because I did not have old bay. Served over rice with furikake and sautéed baby bok choy with chili flakes.

This is the first time I tried this dish . absolutely wonderful ,very flavorful.Will definitely be put in rotation

Hi Quin! Eager to try this for dinner tonight but I do not have fish sauce—any good substitution ideas?

Thank you so much!

Wow - excellent recipe! I followed the recipe exactly and it came out perfect. My family loved it - keeper for sure!

Wow, almost velvet-like sauce and I love the umami flavor. I’ve also tried on salmon and the rest of the sauce was delicious over roasted vegetables. Would make a good dish for entertaining too. This recipe is getting bookmarked. 

I don’t usually comment on recipes or other internet things (actually never), so you can understand how amazing this recipe is since it compelled me to actually write a comment. It strikes the right note on all levels. I appreciate you sharing this and I will look forward to more in the future.

This was amazing! So easy! First time making an umami sauce and I loved it. 

I followed your recipe exactly except for the fish sauce (didn't have any on hand and had to cook some fresh mahi)---it was AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing! After looking at the previous comments, I will get some fish sauce to up the umami the next time I try it---it still provided that umami sensation on my tastebuds!

This is so easy and so delicious.  I didn't have Old Bay, but I googled how to make it and surprisely was delicious!  My husband absolutely love this recipe!  Can't wait to make it again!

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