Posts Tagged ‘Sea Salt’
Some people think that all salts are created equal, which is simply not the case. There is, in fact, a wide variety of salts, and they all have distinct characteristics that make them optimal for particular uses. One of the more exotic varieties is Hawaiian red sea salt.
This traditional sea salt, also known as alaea, has been used for generations to season and preserve food on the Islands. Because it is unprocessed, this sea salt contains traces of minerals that are found in natural seawater. The salt gets its red coloring from the addition of Hawaiian clay, which also adds iron oxide to the product.
While autumn is already making its chilly, foreboding presence felt across much of America, the isles of Hawaii remain as sunny and temperate as ever. Sometimes it’s nice to create a festive tropical-themed dish in order to forget about the prevailing cold weather conditions at work outside the home. Even if it’s just for the duration of a home-cooked meal, you can indulge in the unique flavors that come from half a world away.
Ingredients:
6 mahi mahi fillets
3-4 cups chicken stock
4 ounces dry breadcrumbs
2 ounces macadamia nuts
3 ounces margarine
1-2 ounces shallot, diced
4 ounces papayas
4 ounces pineapple
1-2 tablespoons shredded coconut
granulated sugar, to taste
Hawaiian sea salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Blend nuts and breadcrumbs into a course mixture, and coat each side of fillets.
2. Panfry shallots until you can see through them, add chicken stock, papaya and pineapple. Add course sea salt, sugar and pepper as desired. Sauce should thicken; remove from heat after 20 minutes.
3. In second pan, melt butter over mediumheat. Panfry fish on both sides until cooked and nuts are a shade of golden brown.
4. Add liberal dollops of sauce over top of fish, add crushed coconut at the end.