Mahi-Mahi

Here’s another recipe with Maltese ‘lampuki’ or mahi-mahi! The price of lampuki is at the moment quite cheap so why don’t you make the most of it and enjoy this fresh and healthy local ingredient!

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Lampuki fillets with fresh tomato and caper sauce

Ingredients for 4 persons

• 2 large lampuki fish, cleaned & filetted
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1kg fresh tomatoes
• 2 tblsp capers
• dried wild oregano or fresh oregano
• a bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 large potatoes, cut into cubes
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt & pepper

Take the lampuki fillets and season with salt & pepper on both sides. In a large saucepan pour some olive oil, throw in the garlic cloves and lightly fry the fillets from both sides. Peel and remove seeds from tomatoes and cut into cubes. Throw in the capers, parsley and oregano. Season again with salt & pepper and leave to rest. In the meantime, boil the potatoes in salted water and add to the saucepan. Serve with some extra virgin olive oil.

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