Best Swordfish Puttanesca Recipes

SWORDFISH PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• For the puttanesca sauce: In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the grapeseed oil. Add the diced onions, carrots and celery and sweat for about 5 minutes. Add half of the chopped garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and bring the sauce to a simmer. Simmer the tomato sauce for 20 to 30 minutes. Add the basil and oregano and then puree the sauce in a blender or with an immersion blender. Set aside.
• In a separate saucepan over medium-high heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil. Add the sliced onions, remaining garlic and the olives. Saute until the onions are tender. Add the roasted red peppers and saute for another minute. Add the tomato sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook the sauce for 5 minutes and then add the capers. Season with salt and pepper and hold warm for plating.
• For the garlic chips: Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers 300 degrees F.
• Fry the sliced garlic until crispy and lightly browned. Transfer the garlic chips to a plate with paper towels to absorb the extra oil.
• For the rapini: In a pot, combine 16 cups (1 gallon) water and 2 tablespoons kosher salt and bring to a rolling boil. Prepare an ice water bath. Blanch the rapini in the boiling water, one bunch at a time, for 2 minutes. Shock in the ice bath.
• For the swordfish: Heat a skillet over high heat and add the grapeseed oil. Season the swordfish steaks with salt and pepper and arrange in the skillet. Cook until the first side is golden brown and seared, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the steaks over and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the fish from the pan and allow to rest before plating.
• As the swordfish steaks are cooking, finish the rapini. Heat a saute pan over high heat until smoking. Add the grapeseed oil and then the blanched rapini. Saute until the rapini starts to get color. Add the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
• For plating: Spoon about 1/4 cup of the puttanesca sauce onto the center of each plate. Place 4 to 5 pieces of rapini on top of the sauce. Place the fish on top of the rapini, and then garnish the plate with garlic chips and chiffonade of basil.

GRILLED SWORDFISH PUTTANESCA

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.

SWORDFISH BITES WITH PUTTANESCA SALAD

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.

SWORDFISH PUTTANESCA

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 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

CHICKEN BREASTS OR SWORDFISH STEAKS WITH RAW PUTTANESCA SAUCE AND ROASTED CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Scatter the capers on a rimmed cookie sheet. Drizzle with EVOO and roast for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and set the oven to broil.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Drizzle the chicken or swordfish with EVOO and season liberally with salt and pepper. Cook the chicken for 6 minutes on each side or the fish for 4 minutes on each side.
• In a small bowl, mix the tomatoes with the chopped garlic, parsley, and onions. Drizzle EVOO over the raw sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the bread under the broiler and char on both sides. Rub the bread with the cracked garlic and drizzle with EVOO. Serve the chicken or fish on dinner plates with a squeeze of lemon juice, tons of tomato sauce, and roasted capers on top, and charred bread alongside.

SWORDFISH STEAKS WITH PUTTANESCA SAUCE

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE SAUCE: In a small sauté pan over low heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, just until the garlic begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, vinegar, anchovies, and red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the olives and thyme. Stir and set aside. Lightly brush or spray both sides of the fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over Direct Medium heat until the fillets are opaque in the center, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Meanwhile, warm the sauce over high heat. Remove the fillets from the grill and serve warm with the sauce.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.