Swordfish Puttanesca Recipes

Steps:

• Place a large sauté pan (4 quarts or more) on high heat, add 3 tablespoons of the oil and when it's mighty hot (a piece of fish should sizzle) add the swordfish, spreading the pieces around in the pan in a single layer. Sear about 30 seconds until just starting to brown. Use a spatula to turn the fish, and cook another minute or so. Season with salt and pepper and remove to a bowl. Reduce heat to medium.
• Add another tablespoon of the oil and the capers and cook a couple of minutes until the capers start to crisp and brown. Turn the heat to low, stir in the garlic and cook for a couple of minutes until it barely starts to color. Add the tomatoes and olives. Cook gently, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes to combine the flavors, then turn off the heat. While the tomatoes are simmering bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil for the pasta. Cook the pasta until it's al dente. Remove 1 cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta and add it to the sauté pan.
• Reheat the pasta in the sauce on medium-low heat, folding everything together with a big spoon. Add a half cup or more of the pasta water to give the tomatoes a nice saucelike consistency, stirring until the pasta is well coated. Gently fold in the swordfish and the lemon zest, and stir until you have everything well mixed and heated through. Add more pepper if you wish; the mixture is not likely to demand salt. Transfer to a warm serving dish, scatter parsley on top and serve.

Steps:

• Light a charcoal grill or preheat a gas or stovetop grill until very hot.
• For the sauce, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Set aside.
• When the grill is ready, sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes on one side, then turn and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on the other side until almost cooked through. Remove to a flat dish, prick holes in the fish with the tines of a fork, and pour the lemon sauce over the fish while it¿s still hot. Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• When ready to serve, place the swordfish on dinner plates or a serving platter, pile the arugula on top, drizzle with the sauce from the fish, and sprinkle with the grated lemon zest. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler.
• In a medium nonstick skillet,heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, 2 minutes until onion is slightly softened. Stir in the tomatoes with puree, breaking the fruit up with the side of a spoon. Add the sugar and the pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients (except fish) and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, grill or broil the fish 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Serve with sauce on the side.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the fish with the salt and pepper Heat the oil in a large non stick skillet set over medium high heat. Add the fish and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side depending on thickness or until the fish is just cooked through. remove from the pan. Add the garlic anchovies tomatoes capers vinegar and cayenne and cook stirring for 2 minutes until the garlic is softened and the tomatoes heated through. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Serve the fish with the puttanesca mixture on top.

Steps:

• Preheat a toaster oven or conventional oven to 375°F. Spread the capers onto a small baking sheet and drizzle EVOO over them. Place the capers in the oven and turn it off. Do not open the door. The capers will roast as the oven cools back down.
• Preheat a large nonstick skillet to medium high.
• Place the swordfish cubes on a platter. Make a pile on your cutting board of the lemon zest, half of the garlic, a handful of the parsley leaves, and some coarse salt and pepper. Chop and mash together the ingredients. Drizzle EVOO over the fish to coat it evenly and add the mash of garlic and lemon and parsley. Use your hands to evenly coat the fish. Add the fish to the hot pan and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cubes are opaque and firm.
• Coarsely chop the remaining 2 handfuls of parsley and in a salad bowl combine with the lettuce, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes. In a small bowl whisk the remaining garlic and the anchovy paste with the vinegar into a thick paste and then stream in EVOO to make your dressing. Toss the salad with dressing and season with black pepper to taste.
• Arrange the puttanesca salad on plates or on a platter. Remove the capers from the oven. Top the salad with the swordfish and the roasted capers and serve.
• Tidbit
• Roasting gives capers a new flavor aspect. They become a little nutty and earthier and they pop when you bite down on them.