Recipe: Macadamia Nut Crusted Fresh Catch

Macadamia Nut-Crusted Fresh Catch
with Mango Lilikoi Sauce


Mango Lilikoi (Passionfruit) Sauce:

½ cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon lemongrass
1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
¼ cup heavy cream
½ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Perfect Puree Mango
Perfect Puree Lilikoi
Salt, Freshly ground white pepper

To prepare the mango lilikoi sauce, in a saucepan, combine the wine, lemograss, ginger, and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, until thick and syrupy. Add the cream, mix well, and remove from the heat. Pour into a blender and blend until smooth. Return to the saucepan and simmer over low heat for 8 minutes, until the mixture thickens slightly. Add the butter, a piece at a time, and stir until incorporated before adding the next piece. Be careful not to boil the sauce, or it will separate. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.


Coating for fish:
2 cup lightly toasted macadamia nuts, pieces
2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1 cup fresh basil
To prepare the coating, place the nuts, panko, and basil in a food processor and process until fine. Spread on a plate.


2 cups Best Foods mayonnaise
1 tablespoons Sambal
In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise and chile paste and mix well. Lightly season the fish with salt and pepper. Evenly spread a light coat of the chile mayonnaise on one side of each fish fillet. Coat the same side evenly with the coating.


Preheat the oven to 450˚.
In an ovenproof sauté pan or skillet, pour in just enough oil to coat the bottom and heat over medium heat. (Be careful not to heat the pan too hot or the macadamia nuts will burn.) Add the fish, crust side down, and sauté for 3 minutes, until golden brown. Turn the fish and place in the oven for 5 minutes, until cooked through and firm to the touch.
Place the fillets on warmed individual plates. Serve with the mango lilikoi butter.