Favorite simple mahi mahi?

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I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Cheers, Phred.

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I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Dee Dee

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:56:44 -0400, "Dee Dee" <[email hidden]>

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I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Dee Dee

I have never heard of that Deedee. That would be insulting. Actually,
I have never seen or heard of donkey meat being sold. Now pig
parts--- they are big in the local store--- noses & paws etc.🙁.

We have a pretty active Dept of Health (remember 1/3 of the State
works for the government <g>.) So honestly, if anyone really thought
they were getting tricked, they ought to call the Dept of Health.

I know vague people claim certain ethnicities use less than stellar
meat in their cuisine, but I can't remember it being proven to be not-
fit-for-human consumption and I read several dailies.

FWIW

aloha,
Cea
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farmers of Pure Kona

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On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:56:44 -0400, "Dee Dee" <[email hidden]>

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I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Dee Dee

I have never heard of that Deedee. That would be insulting. Actually,
I have never seen or heard of donkey meat being sold. Now pig
parts--- they are big in the local store--- noses & paws etc.🙁.

We have a pretty active Dept of Health (remember 1/3 of the State
works for the government <g>.) So honestly, if anyone really thought
they were getting tricked, they ought to call the Dept of Health.

I know vague people claim certain ethnicities use less than stellar
meat in their cuisine, but I can't remember it being proven to be not-
fit-for-human consumption and I read several dailies.

FWIW

aloha,
Cea
roast beans to kona to email
farmers of Pure Kona

I was definitely not serious, only goofing Phred's remarks about mahi mahi.

Aloha, and mahalo,
Dee Dee

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On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:56:44 -0400, "Dee Dee" <[email hidden]>

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I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Dee Dee

I have never heard of that Deedee. That would be insulting. Actually,
I have never seen or heard of donkey meat being sold. Now pig
parts--- they are big in the local store--- noses & paws etc.🙁.

We have a pretty active Dept of Health (remember 1/3 of the State
works for the government <g>.) So honestly, if anyone really thought
they were getting tricked, they ought to call the Dept of Health.

I know vague people claim certain ethnicities use less than stellar
meat in their cuisine, but I can't remember it being proven to be not-
fit-for-human consumption and I read several dailies.

She was joshing us.

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Peter Aitken

[email hidden] wrote on Thu, 27 Sep 2007
10:32:10 -1000:

??>> I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating
??>> mahi mahi, but in fact are fed donkey meat because they
??>> don't know what real fish is and the fish would just be
??>> wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)
??>>
??>> Dee Dee
??>>
b> I have never heard of that Deedee. That would be insulting.
b> Actually, I have never seen or heard of donkey meat being
b> sold. Now pig parts--- they are big in the local store---
b> noses & paws etc.🙁.

b> We have a pretty active Dept of Health (remember 1/3 of the
b> State works for the government <g>.) So honestly, if anyone
b> really thought they were getting tricked, they ought to call
b> the Dept of Health.

b> I know vague people claim certain ethnicities use less than
b> stellar meat in their cuisine, but I can't remember it being
b> proven to be not- fit-for-human consumption and I read
b> several dailies.

I've never eaten donkey but I consider it is most unlikely to be
substituted for mahi mahi. I would pretty well suppose the color
would be much different. Mahi mahi is white or most has a pink
tinge.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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[email hidden] wrote on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:32:10 -1000:

??>> I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating
??>> mahi mahi, but in fact are fed donkey meat because they
??>> don't know what real fish is and the fish would just be
??>> wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)
??>>
??>> Dee Dee
??>>
b> I have never heard of that Deedee. That would be insulting.
b> Actually, I have never seen or heard of donkey meat being
b> sold. Now pig parts--- they are big in the local store---
b> noses & paws etc.🙁.

b> We have a pretty active Dept of Health (remember 1/3 of the
b> State works for the government <g>.) So honestly, if anyone
b> really thought they were getting tricked, they ought to call
b> the Dept of Health.

b> I know vague people claim certain ethnicities use less than
b> stellar meat in their cuisine, but I can't remember it being
b> proven to be not- fit-for-human consumption and I read
b> several dailies.

I've never eaten donkey but I consider it is most unlikely to be
substituted for mahi mahi. I would pretty well suppose the color would be
much different. Mahi mahi is white or most has a pink tinge.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

My response was a reply to: and not to be taken seriously, as it so
obviously was.

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Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Mitch@... Mitch@. said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

This is my all time favorite mahi-mahi recipe. I caught a couple in Mexico
last week and made this delicious recipe.

Mahi Mahi in "Crazy Water"

Recipe from: Cuisine at Home, Feb 2003
Servings: 4
Time: 35 to 40 minutes

1 small lemon, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons capers, drained
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon chrushed red pepper flakes
1 ½ cups water
1 cup tomato, chopped, or 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup dry white wine
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 4 to 6 ounce mahi mahi fillets

Fry lemon slices and capers in olive oil in a large sauté pan over
medium-high heat. Cook lemons on both sides until they begin to brown
around the edges, and the capers start to shrivel slight, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove and set aside.

Sauté garlic and red pepper flakes in the pan, stirring constantly,
just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add water, tomato, wine, and thyme and bring to a simmer.

Poach fish fillets in simmering liquid, covered, just until cooked
through, 8 to 10 minutes. Lift the lid occasionally to make sure the
poaching liquid isn't boiling hard and adjust heat accordingly.

Remove fish, transfer to shallow serving bowls, divide lemon and
capers amoung fish, and cover to keep warm. Increase heat; boil broth
3 to 4 minutes to reduce, then taste for seasoning and divide amoung
fish. To finish, drizzle with oil and sea salt to taste.

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Mitch@... Mitch@. said:

I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

This is my all time favorite mahi-mahi recipe. I caught a couple in Mexico
last week and made this delicious recipe.

Mahi Mahi in "Crazy Water"

Recipe from: Cuisine at Home, Feb 2003
Servings: 4
Time: 35 to 40 minutes

1 small lemon, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons capers, drained
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon chrushed red pepper flakes
1 ½ cups water
1 cup tomato, chopped, or 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
½ cup dry white wine
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 4 to 6 ounce mahi mahi fillets

Fry lemon slices and capers in olive oil in a large sauté pan over
medium-high heat. Cook lemons on both sides until they begin to brown
around the edges, and the capers start to shrivel slight, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove and set aside.

Sauté garlic and red pepper flakes in the pan, stirring constantly,
just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add water, tomato, wine, and thyme and bring to a simmer.

Poach fish fillets in simmering liquid, covered, just until cooked
through, 8 to 10 minutes. Lift the lid occasionally to make sure the
poaching liquid isn't boiling hard and adjust heat accordingly.

Remove fish, transfer to shallow serving bowls, divide lemon and
capers amoung fish, and cover to keep warm. Increase heat; boil broth
3 to 4 minutes to reduce, then taste for seasoning and divide amoung
fish. To finish, drizzle with oil and sea salt to taste.

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Clay Irving <[email hidden]>
Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
- Oscar Wilde

Thanks for the good recipe. It could probably be used for a variety of
fish, would you think?
Dee Dee

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I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Should I grill it?

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Clearly fabricated. Everyone knows that donkey is far more satisfying
than mahi mahi. Even Christ rode one...

Cheers, Phred.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Mitch@... wrote:
>I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
>Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>Should I grill it?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Quoted message said:

I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Clearly fabricated. Everyone knows that donkey is far more satisfying
than mahi mahi. Even Christ rode one...

If you want to talk about satisfying yourself with a donkey, don't you
think that one of the alt.sex groups would be more appropriate?

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Cheers, Phred.

--Bryan

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In article <[email hidden]>,
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Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Either you had a bad experience or you have bad taste.

I thought I *said* I'd had a bad experience. :-)
But I'm also prepared to accept that the stuff served up to tourists
in Honolulu is [censored]; so maybe the damn things aren't as bad as I'm
claiming.

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Mahi is one of the best fish.

Unlikely. Perhaps I could accept "one of the best pelagics", but none
of the pelagics can hold a candle to many species of bottom feeders on
coral reefs. (Or to quite a few of the estuary species come to that.)

However, I should add I'm not entirely convinced the "mahi mahi" I
sampled in Hawaii was really dolphin fish: it *may* have been sawfish!

Now, I realise that in modern times most (all?) sawfish species are
protected, but we're talking 30 years ago here and I suspect things
were rather different then.

You see, after leaving Hawaii I spent a bit of time around SF and
while there or near there (Monterey?, Carmel?) I ran across some odd
looking boats moored at a jetty. They had a long plank extended
several metres from the bow (brought to mind the old pirates tales of
"walking the plank" :-) which I found rather curious, so I asked one
of the skippers about it. He said it was for harpooning "mahi mahi".
I then wondered how you could make a living *harpooning* bloody fish!
He explained the fish he was after weighed in at around 1500 lb, so
you only needed to get one each trip to do quite well out of the
exercise! A bit more quizzing led to the discovery they were sawfish
he was chasing. Which may explain why "mahi mahi" was so effn awful!

Cheers, Phred.

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Either you had a bad experience or you have bad taste.

I thought I *said* I'd had a bad experience. :-)
But I'm also prepared to accept that the stuff served up to tourists
in Honolulu is [censored]; so maybe the damn things aren't as bad as I'm
claiming.

Quoted message said:

Mahi is one of the best fish.

Unlikely. Perhaps I could accept "one of the best pelagics", but none
of the pelagics can hold a candle to many species of bottom feeders on
coral reefs. (Or to quite a few of the estuary species come to that.)

However, I should add I'm not entirely convinced the "mahi mahi" I
sampled in Hawaii was really dolphin fish: it *may* have been sawfish!

Now, I realise that in modern times most (all?) sawfish species are
protected, but we're talking 30 years ago here and I suspect things
were rather different then.

You see, after leaving Hawaii I spent a bit of time around SF and
while there or near there (Monterey?, Carmel?) I ran across some odd
looking boats moored at a jetty. They had a long plank extended
several metres from the bow (brought to mind the old pirates tales of
"walking the plank" :-) which I found rather curious, so I asked one
of the skippers about it. He said it was for harpooning "mahi mahi".
I then wondered how you could make a living *harpooning* bloody fish!
He explained the fish he was after weighed in at around 1500 lb, so
you only needed to get one each trip to do quite well out of the
exercise! A bit more quizzing led to the discovery they were sawfish
he was chasing. Which may explain why "mahi mahi" was so effn awful!

Cheers, Phred.

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>I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
>Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.
>
>Should I grill it?

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Clearly fabricated. Everyone knows that donkey is far more satisfying
than mahi mahi. Even Christ rode one...

Cheers, Phred.

Hmm -- let's see -- what did He do with the fish (fishes)?
Well, I suppose there were no mahi mahi.
Dee Dee

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In article <[email hidden]>, Peter A

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In article <[email hidden]>,
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Quoted message said:

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

Either you had a bad experience or you have bad taste.

I thought I *said* I'd had a bad experience. :-)
But I'm also prepared to accept that the stuff served up to tourists
in Honolulu is [censored]; so maybe the damn things aren't as bad as I'm
claiming.

Quoted message said:

Mahi is one of the best fish.

Unlikely. Perhaps I could accept "one of the best pelagics", but none
of the pelagics can hold a candle to many species of bottom feeders on
coral reefs. (Or to quite a few of the estuary species come to that.)

However, I should add I'm not entirely convinced the "mahi mahi" I
sampled in Hawaii was really dolphin fish: it *may* have been sawfish!

Now, I realise that in modern times most (all?) sawfish species are
protected, but we're talking 30 years ago here and I suspect things
were rather different then.

You see, after leaving Hawaii I spent a bit of time around SF and
while there or near there (Monterey?, Carmel?) I ran across some odd
looking boats moored at a jetty. They had a long plank extended
several metres from the bow (brought to mind the old pirates tales of
"walking the plank" :-) which I found rather curious, so I asked one
of the skippers about it. He said it was for harpooning "mahi mahi".
I then wondered how you could make a living *harpooning* bloody fish!
He explained the fish he was after weighed in at around 1500 lb, so
you only needed to get one each trip to do quite well out of the
exercise! A bit more quizzing led to the discovery they were sawfish
he was chasing. Which may explain why "mahi mahi" was so effn awful!

Cheers, Phred.

Is this one of those tall-tale fish stories?
Dee Dee

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:18:54 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)

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In article <[email hidden]>, Mitch@... wrote:
>I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
>Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.
>
>Should I grill it?

Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Clearly fabricated. Everyone knows that donkey is far more satisfying
than mahi mahi. Even Christ rode one...

Cheers, Phred.

everyone knows christ was lousy at cooking fish. i hear the bread
stank, too.

your pal,
blake

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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:18:54 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)

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> In article <[email hidden]>, Mitch@...
> wrote:
>>I've got some mahi mahi filets for tonight.
>>Just want to keep it simple and light..no macadamia nuts or sauces.
>>
>>Should I grill it?
>
> Based on my one and only (I hope) experience of eating mahi mahi (in
> Hawaii 30 years ago) my personal recommendation would be to give it to
> the cat and buy some decent fish for yourself to eat.

I've heard that tourists to Hawaii think they are eating mahi mahi, but
in
fact are fed donkey meat because they don't know what real fish is and
the
fish would just be wasted. Now this may not be true. ;-)

Clearly fabricated. Everyone knows that donkey is far more satisfying
than mahi mahi. Even Christ rode one...

Cheers, Phred.

everyone knows christ was lousy at cooking fish. i hear the bread
stank, too.

your pal,
blake

Bread stinking? LOL. You had to reach down in your bag of tricks to pull
that one out ;-)
Dee Dee

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:05:06 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>

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everyone knows christ was lousy at cooking fish. i hear the bread
stank, too.

Fish stink. Bread goes stale.... and then you make croutons.
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