Grilled Mahi-Mahi, Ceviche-Style

Name: Grilled Mahi-Mahi, Ceviche-Style
Total time: 2 h 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pc skinless mahi-mahi fillets; 2 tsp kosher salt; 80 g red onion; 60 ml lime juice; 60 ml orange juice; 1 tbsp jalapeño; 50 g dark brown sugar; 15 ml tequila; 10 ml olive oil; 10 g fresh coriander leaves

Grilled mahi-mahi marinated in a bright tequila-citrus cure, then finished with a reduced sauce and fresh cilantro.

142 min 194 kcal/serving serves 4

194kcal24gprotein19gcarbs3gfat

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🥣skinless mahi-mahi fillets

🧂kosher salt

🧅red onion

🍋lime juice

🍊orange juice

🥣jalapeño

🍬dark brown sugar

🥣tequila

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About Alton Brown

American chef, author, and television host known for explaining the science behind everyday cooking

Alton Brown is an American chef, food writer, and television personality best known for creating and hosting Good Eats, a long-running show that broke down the chemistry and technique behind everyday dishes. He has also hosted Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen, and has written multiple bestselling cookbooks built around the same explain-the-why approach.

Brown's cooking is rooted in kitchen science, favoring precise ratios, tested techniques, and an insistence on understanding what a piece of equipment or an ingredient is actually doing. He is known for demystifying basics like bread, burgers, and ice cream, often building recipes from first principles rather than shortcuts, and for favoring multi-use gear over single-task gadgets. His recipes tend to include clear explanations alongside instructions, aimed at making home cooks more confident rather than just handing them a method.

Seven American recipes on Mello, imported from altonbrown.com.