Swordfish Au Poivre Recipe 15 Food

SICILIAN GRILLED SWORDFISH

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.

SWORDFISH AU POIVRE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 150 degrees. Have an oven-proof platter that can hold the fish in a single layer ready. Dust the swordfish lightly with salt. Sprinkle the pepper on both sides, pressing the grains into the fish.
• Heat the oil to medium hot in a heavy skillet, about 12-inches in diameter, to hold the fish in a single layer. Sear the fish, pepper and all, until barely cooked through and still a bit pink in the center, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to the platter and place in the oven. Turn off the oven.
• Add the butter to the skillet. When it melts add the shallot and sauté, stirring, until translucent, a couple of minutes. Add the Cognac and swirl in the pan a minute or so until somewhat reduced and syrupy. Add the cream and parsley and continue cooking, stirring, until somewhat thickened. Remove from the heat.
• Remove the fish from the oven and pour the sauce over it, then serve, or transfer each portion to individual dinner plates, spoon on the sauce and serve.

SWORDFISH AU POIVRE RECIPE - (1/5)

Steps:

• Seafood Alternatives: tuna Rinse the fish under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. With a mortar and pestle, crack the peppercorns until they are a coarsely and finely cracked mixture. Evenly coat both sides of the swordfish steaks with the crushed peppercorns. Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the fish and immediately reduce the heat to medium. Season to taste with salt. Cook for 5 minutes, then turn and cook on the other side until the center of the fish is just opaque, 4 to 5 minutes longer. This recipe yields 2 servings. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, pour the peppercorns into a plastic bag, then slip the plastic bag into a paper bag. Place the bag on a hard surface and use a heavy skillet, a sturdy rolling pin or a heavy can to crush the peppercorns.