Blending flavors together and finding that balance that sends your taste buds into a tizzy is one my great joys in life and my Blackened Mahi-Mahi with a Pineapple Lobster Sauce made me a very happy man!
I’ve talked many times about changing my eating habits and moving towards fish more than meat. For me, that meant adding layers of flavor to many of the fish I prepare at home.
Whether it be in a sauce or seasoning, I like to challenge my taste buds and make myself smile, happy feet included! And my Blackened Mahi-Mahi with a Pineapple Lobster Sauce certainly had those happy feet moving. The balance of spicy and sweet along with that flaky tender Mahi and juicy pineapple made for a flavorful dinner.
Enjoy this Restaurant Style Dinner in your own home for a fraction of the cost of going out and cooked in less time than driving to pick up take out!
How do I make Blackening Seasoning?
If you can’t buy blackening seasoning aka Cajun Spice where you live, here is a basic recipe that can be adjusted to your likes.
- 2 tablespoons paprika (smoked or regular)
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tesaspoon ground black pepper
- 1½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon cayenne (more if you like heat, but be careful)
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- Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Caponata
- Pan Seared Halibut
- Red Snapper with a Lobster Cream Sauce
Blackened Mahi-Mahi with a Pineapple Lobster Sauce
Ingredients
- 12 ounces mahi-mahi fillets 2 fillets
- 1 tablespoon cajun magic seafood seasoning or your favorite blackening seasoning
- 1 tablespoon flour
- olive oil to saute
- 6 ounces lobster meat removed from shells and sliced into chunks
- 2 small sweet peppers medium dice
- 1 cup pineapple cut into small cubes
- 1 bunch scallions chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley for garnish for garnish
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350 degrees
- mix flour and blackened seasoning together and press the top of each fillet into the seasoning mix (one side only) completely coating the mahi
- heat a saute pan and add just enough olive oil to the pan to keep the mahi from sticking.
- place season side down in the oil and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes over a medium high heat
- carefully turn over the mahi so you don’t lose the seasoning and sear on other side for a minute
- place both fillets in a baking dish with a little water in the dish and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes
Pineapple lobster sauce
- in a saute pan add a little olive oil
- Add in lobster, peppers and saute until lobster is almost cooked (pieces of lobster should be small enough it should only take 3-4 minutes to cook) keep everything moving so nothing sticks
- add in pineapple, orange juice and chicken stock and allow to reduce (you may want to take out the lobster if it looks fully cooked)
- add half of chopped scallions and butter rolled into flour (beurre manie) to thicken the sauce
- add lobster back to pan (if you removed it earlier) and bring back to temperature
- Serve mahi with lobster sauce and garnish with remaining scallions and chopped parsley
rika
Looks amazing! I love Mahi Mahi on salad, taco! The perfect recipe for summer months!
Lynndee
Pineapple lobster sauce sounds so good! I actually bought Mahi-Mahi today and I’m going to follow your recipe this time instead of doing the usual thing. Yum!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
Wow this recipe looks incredibly delicious. I love the combination of pineapple with seafood. Such a fun, unexpected pairing, but I bet it’s tasty!!
Ruth I
We love fish and pineapple. I think this is a great combination of flavors. Yum!
Pam
Mahi mahi is one of my favorite fishes. The pineapple lobster sauce is really intriguing to me.
Lia Mae
Omg making this tomorrow, looks go yummy. My family would love this recipe, going to share it with the friends and family!
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
I need to eat more fish and this might help. The recipe sounds delicious and I love the mix of flavours. The pineapple lobster sauce sounds different but yummy.
Shoshana Sue
If I had looked at that photo of the dish without you telling that it was lobster at first, I would have easily thought that this was meat. I like how far you can go to challenge your taste buds! Absolutely amazing
Tasheena
This recipe looks amazing and so savory. I would love to add this to my menu plan.
GiGi Eats
You had me at LOBSTER SAUCE! Um, this sounds INCREDIBLE!!!!! I am not so much a WHITE FISH person, but with LOBSTER SAUCE, oh I bet it’s out of this world good! A perfect SPRING TIME recipe!
Amber Myers
What a tasty looking meal. I don’t care for seafood, but I’d give this a try because of all the flavors going on. That sauce sounds incredible.
JC Marc
I have some Swai that I am making for dinner tonight with this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing. Heading to the market for some fresh lobsters. Can’t wait!
Chef Dennis Littley
Hope it turns out well! Thanks for stopping by
Larry
Wow – this looks outstanding Chef and I’m thinking it would work with the snapper I have in the freezer.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks Larry, I loved the flavors and I hope you do too!
Jean Navarro
This looks really good! Can’t wait to try it…but I was just wondering chef, if this will work
with pink salmon instead of Mahi mahi as well??
Chef Dennis Littley
you could change this out with just about any fish Jean, thanks for asking
Judit + Corina @Glamorous Bite
Oh my this Mahi Mahi looks and sounds fantastic with all those vibrant veggies!
Chef Dennis Littley
it was really tasty, I love the pineapple in the dish! Thanks so much for stopping by!