Panko Breaded Lionfish Nuggets

A closeup of a lionfish living in the aquarium exhibit maintained by Mote Marine Lab at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West. Photo credit: Nancy Diersing, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Ingredients
- 4 oz of Lionfish
- Flour
- 1 cup liquid egg
- Panko breadcrumb
- Salt & Pepper
- Cajun seasoning
Instructions
In 3 separate bowls place your liquid egg, flour and breadcrumb.
Cut Lionfish into small bite sized pieces and season with salt & Pepper & Cajun seasoning.
Dip pieces into flour, shake off excess flour, and then dip into liquid egg and then into Panko breading.
Once covered in the breading they are ready to take a long hot bath in some hot oil at 325 degrees until crispy golden brown.
Categories: Fresh Fish Recipes, Lionfish, Recipes, Types of Seafood Tags: fish, fried, lionfish
Cooking Fish in Parchment Packets
Chef Meg teaches us how to make fish in parchment packets (poisson en papillote as the French would say). It’s a healthy, easy dinner that’s on the table in under 15 minutes. And even better, there’s almost no cleanup. This recipe uses Flounder or Sole.
Categories: Amberjack, Fresh Fish Recipes, Gulf Coast Shrimp, Mahi-Mahi, Redfish, Scallops, Seafood Cooking Videos, Snapper, Speckled Trout, Tuna, Types of Seafood Tags: crusted, easy, fish, no mess, video
Mahi with Rum
Don’t put just any rum in this dish. Be creative. There are many different kinds of rum, and each can add a slightly different flavor. Dark rums have more flavor. Try Appleton from Jamaica, Casique from Venezuela, Pussers from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, and Myers from Jamaica. And never forget this advice from the legendary Cajun Justin Wilson, “If you wouldn’t drink it, don’t put it in your food!”
Ingredients
- 2 medium Mahi-Mahi fillets
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 lemon, sliced thin
- 2 TB fresh oregano
- 2 onions sliced into thick rings
- 4 TB butter
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1TS sea salt
- 2 TS coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
Place fillets in baking dish. Pour lime juice and rum over fish and place onion on each fillet. Let marinate for 3 hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove fish from marinade. Place onion and lemon slices on each fish fillet. Sprinkle with oregano and black pepper. Add butter to dish. Cover with foil and bake for about 15 minutes.
Categories: Fresh Fish Recipes Tags: fish, mahi, mahi-mahi, Rum

