Mahi-Mahi Burritos
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This lunch or dinner recipe falls under the heading of throw what you have in the fridge together and see if it works out 
I honestly end up cooking that way much of the time, but it forces me to improvise and be creative. The results are sometimes so-so but sometimes they are magical. This was one of those magical times. I made these with Mahi, but this could be done with Grouper, Tilapia, Red Snapper etc
Ingredients:
3-4 tbs Olive Oil
2 Garlic Gloves, minced
1/2 medium Onion, small slices
3 Roma Tomatoes, cut into large chunks
2 fillets of Mahi-Mahi
1/2 cup cooking wine or beer
2 tbs butter
Salt/Pepper
Red Pepper Flakes
Cumin
1/4 cup fresh basil, rough chopped
1 lime
Medium/Hot Fresh Salsa (to your taste)
1 Avocado, sliced
Flour Burrito Tortillas
Shredded Cheddar Cheese, sharp
Directions
Add Olive Oil to a large saute pan on medium heat. Add minced garlic and short slices of onion. Season to taste with Salt/Pepper, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp red pepper flakes. Add the tomatoes and basil and saute for about 5-6 minutes until the tomatoes begin to release their water. Turn the heat up to medium high and add cooking wine/beer, let liquid reduce about 2 minutes. Turn heat to medium-low and simmer another 5-7 minutes.
Dust both sides of the fish with Cumin, salt/pepper. Make room in the pan for the fish. Turn heat up to medium and add butter. When melted, add the fish. Cook each side about 2-3 minutes until the fish falls apart. Take the pan off the heat, squeeze fresh lime juice from 1 lime over the fish and other pan contents. Pull the fish apart in the pan and mix well with all of the cooked veggies. Remove from pan and put into a bowl for serving.
Warm the tortillas (I prefer them warmed in the oven), add the fish mixture, cheese, salsa and avocado slices. Roll and enjoy.
There are a ton of additional ingredients or variations. Add sour cream (or strained Greek yogurt); use creme fresh or other Mexican cheeses, add rice, pinto or black beans, use cilantro instead of basil (although it was quite good) etc…have fun. My ingredients are just what I happened to have in my fridge tonight!
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