Mahi grill

Y'all gather round the porch table for this here Gulf Coast treasure that turns plain mahi into a buttery dreamland swimming over fluffy rice with a colorf Free

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Ingredients

Fresh Gulf mahi mahi fillets, the kinda sassy fish that fights back but melts like butter once it's seared right
Bright yellow lemon, zesty enough to make your eyes water and your mouth sing like a church choir
Golden sticks of butter, the kind that makes everything better and keeps the skillet from stickin' like a bad date
Fluffy white rice, the backbone of any Southern plate that soaks up all the good juices like a sponge at a barbecue
Sharp white onion, the tear-jerkin' hero that builds flavor layers deeper than a moonshine still

Directions

First off, grab your cast-iron skillet and set it over medium heat till it's hotter than a July afternoon in Alabama, then drop in a big ol' pat of butter and watch it sizzle like bacon at a family reunion.
Season them mahi fillets with a pinch of salt and pepper, then lay 'em gentle into the hot butter like you're tuckin' in a baby for nap time, lettin' 'em sear golden on one side for about four minutes without pokin' or fussin'.
Flip the mahi careful-like with a spatula, add another knob of butter and a big squeeze of lemon juice right into the pan so it bubbles up and bathes the fish in tangy goodness, cookin' another three minutes till it's flaky as a biscuit.
Pull the mahi out to rest on a plate while you toss the diced onion and bell peppers into the same skillet, stirrin' 'em around with a wooden spoon till they soften and sweeten up like your mama's Sunday smile.
Chop up the tomato and throw it in with the veggies, lettin' everything cook down into a juicy mess for five minutes while you tell a joke about why the fish crossed the road.
Meanwhile, cook your white rice in a pot with water till it's fluffy and ready, then fluff it with a fork like you're combing out a prize-winning mule's tail.
Add the cooked rice right into the veggie skillet, stir it all together with the leftover lemon-butter pan juices, and let it soak up every last drop of flavor like a sponge in a rainstorm.
Slide the seared mahi back on top of the rice and veggie pile, squeeze another lemon half over the whole shebang, and let it warm through for two minutes so the flavors marry like cousins at a shotgun wedding.
Taste and adjust with more lemon or butter if it needs a kick, then kill the heat and let it sit covered for a minute while you holler that supper's ready.
Plate it up in big bowls with the mahi perched proud on the rice, and serve with a cold glass of sweet tea on the side to wash down all that Southern goodness.

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