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Diary of a Foodie

Diary of a Foodie: Season Three: Hawaii’s Big Island: Food Lover’s Paradise

Serves4

Active time:40 min
Start to finish:1 1/2 hr

PETER MERRIMAN, MERRIMAN'S, WAIMEA, HAWAII

January 2009

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For marinade

1/2 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Sriracha (Southeast Asian chile sauce)

For fish

4 (6-oz) pieces mahimahi fillet (1 1/2 inches thick)
1/3 cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons olive oil

For sauce

1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon very fine shreds of peeled ginger
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened slightly

Accompaniment:

pickled radish and carrot salad

Marinate fish:

Stir together marinade ingredients in a 2-qt glass or ceramic baking dish just large enough to hold fish in 1 layer. Add mahimahi, turning to coat, and marinate, chilled, 1 hour.

Cook fish:

Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle.
Remove fish from marinade (discard marinade) and pat dry. Dredge in cornstarch, knocking off excess. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then sear mahimahi, turning once, until golden, 2 to 4 minutes total. Transfer, skin side down, to a 13- by 9-inch baking dish (reserve skillet) and roast in oven until just cooked through, about 8 minutes.

Make sauce:

Stir cornstarch into water in a cup or small bowl and set aside.
Pour off oil from skillet and wipe skillet clean, then add orange juice and boil until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 1 minute. Add soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and ginger and simmer 1 minute. Stir cornstarch mixture and whisk into sauce, then simmer, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in butter until incorporated. Pour sauce over fish.

Photograph by Stephanie Foley

Keywords: diary of a foodie,; peter merriman,; hawaii,; seafood,; asian

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