Recipe of the Week - Crusted & Grilled Mahi Mahi

Recipe of the Week – September 18th 2008
There are lots of "Crusted Mahi Mahi" recipes out there. Most require some exotic ingredient that is hard to come by, such as Macadamia Nuts. So, how about one using.. Potato Chips! Yup, this is an easy to prepare, delicious recipe incorporating.... Ruffles® Potato Chips! It addresses two common concerns:
1. How can you eat Ruffles® Potato Chips and be guilt free?
2. What do you do with all the little broken pieces in the bottom of the bag?
This recipe requires a grill to get the full flavor out of the recipe. Unlike many recipes, you do not turn the fish! As always it is important NOT to over cook! The fish is ready when it begins to flake. Try this with the Garden Salsa outlined below!

Ingredients:
For the Fish:
4 Wild Ocean Seafoods 4/6oz Mahi Mahi Fillets
2 Cups of chrunched Ruffles® Potato Chips
1 Egg

Garden Salsa:
1 medium sized English cucumber peeled & diced
4 yellow cherry tomatoes diced
1 slice of red onion diced
1 tblsp of capers plus a tsp of the juice
1/4 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
1/2 tsp of minced garlic

Prep: (Mise en place)
Thaw the Mahi Mahi Fillets in the refrigerator overnight or run under cold water in their vacuum bags to thaw.
Mix all the above ingredients for salsa. Be sure to use small dice. Make an hour or two ahead so that the flavors can marry.
Light & Pre-Heat Grill
Dredge the Mahi Mahi filets in the beaten egg.
Coat generously with the crushed potato chips making sure to press firmly into filet

Cooking:
Place the Mahi Mahi fillets on the upper Rack of the grill
Cooking times will vary depending on your BBQ Grill. Figure 8-12 minutes.
Do Not Turn

Plating:
Serve with Garden Salsa either on top or on the side.

Seafood News

The weather has actually turned nice the past few days in Ferndale! I just wish that all that wet weather followed by sunshine didn't make the grass grow so fast.

Crab pots are dotting the water with the Native American & Sports fisheries opened for Dungeness Crab. The Sports fishery is closing and the Commercial Fishery is starting October 1st. Our boats are ready as Washington Dungeness Crab is in our "Wheelhouse"! We just might attempt a "video" of our local crab boats. And, no, the black lab in the video is not "Rin Tin Tin"

We recently had a couple new customers call in regarding shippng from Alaska & Hawaii. In both cases, they were under the impression that if they purchased from our competitors, the "overnight shipping would be cheaper". You can imagine their shock, when we informed them that there is No Overnight Shipping from either Alaska or Hawaii to the lower 48! Thats why we finish our processing & portioning in Washington. We can ship fresh frozen seafood either Overnight or 2 Day Air from our facility in Ferndale. The "Air Drop" in both Alaska & Hawaii is around 6pm local time. That's 3pm Pacific Time. It takes 12-14 hours to pass thru the first distribution center on the mainland side, then another day to the second. Thus, it takes two days to get any air express shipment from FedEx or UPS from either Alaska or Hawaii to you door! If we were the customer, it would annoy us to no end to pay for or think we got "overnight shipping" and have it arrive in 2 days. (which costs about 40% less)

Dungeness Crab - Whole Cooked Dungeness Crab are back! We have both Whole Cooked Crab and Dungeness Crab Sections (Clusters) featuring fully cooked & cleaned crab. Quantities of Whole Cooked Crab are limited until October. If you want a larger order, like our 30lb Party Pack, please call and reserve!

Oils of Aloha Macadamia Oils - We have figured out the freight issue inbound from Hawaii by shipping the Oils to Ferndale with our Seafood Shipments. As a result, we have been able to significantly reduce our prices on the full line of Macadamia Oils! Our shipments from Honolulu arrive on Thursday mornings, so, if we don't have it in stock, it will arrive on the next Thursday. Larger orders, or multiple 32oz size orders will be shipped to you direct from Honolulu.

Tom Douglas Spice Rubs - Tom Douglas Spice Rubs will have a price increase later in September. If you enjoy these Rubs, it is definitely time to stock up! We absorbed last years increase, but cannot do it again. We just negotiated a new bulk price based on our volume. As a result, we are going to be able to limit the price increase to about 50 cents across the board instead of the $1 we reported earlier.

Hawaiian Fish - After a couple week delay, we have finally received Opah this morning! Also on the plane were Opakapaka, Ahi/Shibi (Yellowfin Tuna), Shutome (Swordfish) and Ono (Wahoo)! Ono is so "Ono" (Good). If you haven't tried our Hawaiian Fish, a great way to start is with one of our Hawaiian Seafood Samplers! We have a Coupon Code good for 10% off Hawaiian Seafood Samplers - Use Coupon Code COMBO10. If you just want to try a couple of portions to add to your order, visit our Hawaiian Seafood by the Portion section!

Wild Gulf Shrimp & Prawns - Still in the news, Hurricane Ike. The hurricanes stir up the gulf and bring the shrimp closer to the surface. This leads to increased catch, especially with larger shrimp. The downside to this problem is that IKE dropped power and swamped roads to and from many shrimp ports. There is virtually non-existant shore power for shore side cold storage at present. We have limited stock on hand. We expect this situation to continue for another couple weeks.

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Wild Ocean Seafoods – Mid Summer Seafood News

It has been raining in Ferndale for the past few days (go figure). We had a great 4th of July, somewhat quieter than many past years. (Very few loud explosions after 11pm) It seems that the mid-week 4th kept some of the summer folks home and our neighborhood teenagers at school or work. The skies are clearing and we expect to return to our warm summer days next week.

In Kodiak, it’s raining too. Our friends fishing in Alaska are not happy campers right now. Since the season began, the fish are running late and have been on the “small” size when compared to previous years. One of our neighbors, at this time last year, had already caught 1.2 Million Pounds of Salmon; this year 400,000 pounds as of the same date. There were 70% as many fish, but much smaller than last year so far. Alaska Biologists are still predicting a record run, hopefully the later fish will follow the pattern of being larger as well.

We have consolidated some inventory numbers to un-clutter the Online Store and make things easier to find. As an example, there were 2 item numbers for 5lbs of Sockeye Salmon Boneless Fillets; one for 4/6oz & one for 8/9oz. Now there is one item number, and you can choose the fillet size before adding it to your cart!

What is Hot this Month:

“Gizmos”: Also known as “BBQ & Seafood Accessories”. We have just received a shipment of Sea Shellers! Originally invented by a Seattle Couple after fighting it out with Florida Crab on vacation, they later sold the design to a specialty manufacturer. Once there, like IBM, it was given a part number and became very difficult to get J. These easy to use devices make deveining & peeling our Jumbo Shrimp & Prawns a breeze! Tired of the effort getting those Dungeness or King Crab Legs open? Try The Sea Sheller! We have them in 5 packs & 25 packs. After many requests we have also begun to stock Crab Mallets for your next big crab feed. We are having a little trouble keeping our Ceramic Butter Warmers in stock. They have been very popular with Crab & Lobster purchases and are currently on back order thru the end of the month. We have Grill Planks on Sale! Now is the perfect time to stock up on Alder & Cedar Grill Planks!

Pacific Halibut: We have made some changes in how we offer Halibut Fillets. Over the past few years, we sold a 5lb package containing 2-3 Fillets. This proved a little unwieldy for many of our customers. We now offer Pacific Halibut Fillets in 4/6oz & 6/9oz sizes, packaged 2 per vacuum pack just like our Wild Salmon.

Sockeye Salmon: We have some great Alaska Sockeye in stock! Firm, super color, and great tasting! Visit our Wild Sockeye Salmon section for details!

King Salmon: We are getting limited supplies of King (Chinook) Salmon from Alaska Troll Fisheries as well. These fish are very large! Expect the fillets to be quite thick, requiring a couple extra minutes in the oven or on the BBQ.

Opakapaka (Crimson Snapper): We really lucked out on this one! We have a few hundred pounds of Opakapaka in from one of our Hawaiian suppliers. For those of you who have had dinner in Hawaii’s best restaurants, you have probably experienced this delicious, firm, snapper. We offer Opakapaka in 12/14oz Whole Boneless Fillets & 6/7oz Boneless Fillets.

Shutome (Broadbill Swordfish): We have concentrated our buying efforts over the past few months on smaller sized Swords. Next to Wild Salmon, Swordfish is very high in Omega 3 Oils. Beginning in May 2007, the fishery has been certified as having attained the biomass necessary for a sustainable fishery. These Sword Steaks are absolutely outstanding!

Giant Sea Scallops: Not “Bay” Scallops, our Giant Sea Scallops are available in U10 Count (Under 10 Scallops per Pound) & 10/20 Count (10 to 20 per pound). These scallops are from the northern gulf of Maine & southern Bay of Fundy Region. Our scallops are “dry packed” without preservatives. Most imported scallops are “Wet Packed” with a preservative solution to stabilize them & improve their color. As always, Wild Caught in the USA!

Jumbo Gulf Prawns & Shrimp: Our Wild Jumbo Gulf Prawns & Shrimp are available now in U15 & 16/20 Count. We package these in 1lb vacuum bags for ease of use and offer them in 5lb or 10lb sizes. We are confident that you can taste the difference! As always, NO PRESERVATIVES!