Opah With Ginger Recipes

SIMPLY SEARED OPAH

Steps:

• Sqeeze lemon all over both sides of fish. Salt and pepper both sides of fish. Heat olive oil in frying pan. Sear fish over high heat for about 3-4 minutes per side. Serve.

STEAMED FISH WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Pat halibut dry with paper towels. Rub both sides of fillet with salt. Scatter the ginger over the top of the fish and place onto a heatproof ceramic dish.
• Place into a bamboo steamer set over several inches of gently boiling water, and cover. Gently steam for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Pour accumulated water out of the dish and sprinkle the fillet with green onion. Drizzle both soy sauces over the surface of the fish.
• Heat peanut and sesame oils in a small skillet over medium-high heat until they begin to smoke. When the oil is hot, carefully pour on top of the halibut fillet. The very hot oil will cause the green onions and water on top of the fish to pop and spatter all over; be careful. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve immediately.

GINGER GLAZED MAHI MAHI

Steps:

• In a shallow glass dish, stir together the honey, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and olive oil. Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, and place them into the dish. If the fillets have skin on them, place them skin side down. Cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes to marinate.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove fish from the dish, and reserve marinade. Fry fish for 4 to 6 minutes on each side, turning only once, until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove fillets to a serving platter and keep warm.
• Pour reserved marinade into the skillet, and heat over medium heat until the mixture reduces to a glaze consistently. Spoon glaze over fish, and serve immediately.

OPAH BAKED IN A PISTACHIO CRUST WITH GINGER ESSENCE

Steps:

• Preheat oil for frying and oven to 350 degrees. Dredge the lotus root in flour and deep fry until crispy. In a separate bowl mix the tomatoes, fernshoots, and green onions. In saute pan sweat the ginger and add the tomato mixture. Season. Take off the stove and leave at room temperature.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix the nuts and the bread crumbs. Season the fish with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, dip in egg and then dip in nut mixture. Make sure the fish is evenly coated. In a small teflon saute pan heat oil and saute and brown both sides and place in oven until cooked through. Place tomato mixture on plate with fish served on top. Garnish with lotus chips.

GRILLED HAWAIIAN OPAH WITH CANDIED LEMONS AND HERB SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the grill or a grill pan over high heat.
• Combine the honey, saffron, pepper, kosher salt, lemons and 2 to 3 tablespoons water in a small saucepan and stir to combine. Simmer gently over medium heat, stirring occasionally and adding more water or honey as needed, until the consistency thickens and the lemon slices start to break down, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle the opah on both sides with sea salt and pepper and lightly coat with the olive oil. Make sure the grill surface is clean, and then grill the fish on one side on the hottest part of the grill about 5 minutes, rotating halfway through to create diamond grill marks after about 3 minutes. Flip the fish using a fish spatula and repeat on the opposite side, cooking until fish is medium-rare, almost medium, another 4 to 5 minutes. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fish just before removing it from the grill and transfer to a serving plate. Brush the tops of the fish with a hint of olive oil and then cover with the candied lemons, followed by the basil, dandelion greens, parsley and chives.

STEAMED OPAH (MOONFISH)

Steps:

• To prepare this dish you need a steamer, or you can improvise like the Chinese do with a regular covered pot into which you put a bowl upside down with a plate on top.
• Season the opah with salt and pepper and marinate in the olive oil and wine for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Mix Ginger Pesto ingredients.
• Arrange the fish in your steamer and spread about 1 teaspoon of pesto on each fillet.
• Steam for 6 to 8 minutes, or until done.
• Serve on top of a dollops of Garlic Mashed Potatoes, surrounded by Ginger Cream Sauce.
• To make the sauce, combine cream, mushrooms, shoyu and ginger.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat and let simmer until reduced to the consistency you prefer.
• Fold in Chinese parsley and adjust seasonings with salt and white pepper.