Easy Caribbean Jerk Wahoo Steak Recipe | Step-by-Step Tutorial

jerk seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: cajun seasoning

Homemade blends can be lower in sodium and tailored to taste.

wahoo steak

🥗Healthier: mahi-mahi

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Mahi-mahi offers a similar texture and flavor at a lower price.

Wash the jasmine rice to remove all the starch.

Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar to the rice.

Pour in the coconut milk to make the rice dense and sticky.

Put the rice on high heat and bring it to a simmer, then reduce to low heat for 12 to 15 minutes.

Season the Wahoo steaks with salt on both sides.

Generously apply Jamaican Jerk seasoning on both sides of the steaks.

Drizzle oil over the steaks and rub the marinade in with your hands.

Prepare the mango salsa while the rice cooks by combining all ingredients in a bowl.

Zest the lime and squeeze its juice into the salsa mixture.

Add a healthy pinch of salt and a splash of olive oil to the salsa, then mix well.

Heat a pan on medium heat and add a splash of oil.

Cook the Wahoo steaks for 3 to 4 minutes on one side, then turn them over.

Check the rice; if all moisture has evaporated, add butter and let it melt.

Baste the fillets with melted butter using a spoon.

Let the fish rest for 2 to 3 minutes after cooking.

Plate the dish by packing rice into a ramekin and placing the Wahoo fillet next to it.

Drizzle the mango salsa over the plated dish.

Cooking Techniques

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