Seared Ahi with Sauteed Vegetables and Chili Lime

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on July 18, 2012.

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Ingredients:

Seared Ahi with Sauteed Vegetables and Chili Lime

  • 4 ahi filets, 5 ounces each
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil (divided as noted below)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • Juice of one lime
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon prepared chili-garlic sauce (available at local supermarkets)
  • 1 red jalapeno pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 carrot, julienne
  • 1 red bell pepper, julienne
  • 1 yellow squash, batonnet (1/2 inch × 1/2 inch × 2 1/2-3 inches)
  • 6 shiitake mushrooms, julienne
  • 4 leaves Manoa lettuce
  • Hot cooked rice, pressed into 4 round rings or small bowls
  • Green onions, finely chopped for garnish

Directions:

Rub ahi filets with 2 teaspoons olive oil, salt and pepper; set aside. In a small pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and sauté the garlic. Add shoyu, lime juice, sugar, chili-garlic sauce and jalapeno pepper. Heat, but do not boil. Set aside and keep warm. Heat a cast iron skillet until very, very hot. Sear the ahi filets only 30 seconds on each side. Keep warm in a heated oven. In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil and butter. Sauté the carrots for 1 minute. Add the bell pepper, squash, and mushrooms and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Season lightly with salt. Line 4 dinner plates with a lettuce leaf each. Arrange molded hot rice and vegetables on the lettuce leaves, top with seared ahi and drizzle with the chili-lime sauce. Garnish with green onions. Makes 4 servings.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (based on 1 cup rice per serving and not including salt to taste):
560 calories, 13 g fat, 3.5 g saturated fat, 60 mg cholesterol, 900 mg sodium, 67 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 46 g protein

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