Swordfish With Coriander Lime Butter Food

SWORDFISH WITH CORIANDER LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix butter, zest, 1 tsp lime juice, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper to taste. Rub both sides of swordfish steaks with remaining 2 tsp lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Grill swordfish on an oiled rack set 5-6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, 3-4 minutes on each side. Alternatively, swordfish may be grilled in a hot well seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.
• Top each swordfish steak with a dollop of coriander lime butter and serve.

GRILLED SWORDFISH WITH CORIANDER LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Make Grilled Swordfish:
• Prepare grill.
• In a small bowl together butter, zest, 1 teaspoon lime juice, garlic, coriander, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Rub both sides of swordfish steaks with remaining 2 teaspoons lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Grill swordfish on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, swordfish may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.)
• Top each swordfish steak with a dollop of coriander lime butter and serve with grilled onions.
• Make Grilled Spiced Red Onions:
• Prepare grill.
• In a small bowl stir together oil, cumin, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Brush both sides of onion slices with oil mixture and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until well-charred and tender, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, onion slices may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.)
• Separate onion slices into rings. In a bowl toss onion rings with lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with grilled fish, meat, or poultry.

FOIL-BAKED SWORDFISH WITH CARROTS, LEEKS, AND GINGER BUTTER

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet cook the carrots and the leeks with salt and pepper to taste in 1 tablespoon of the butter over moderate heat, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until the carrots are crisp-tender, and keep the mixture warm. In a small bowl stir together the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, the zest, the gingerroot, and salt and pepper to taste. Fold 2 pieces of 20- by 12-inch foil in half by bringing the short ends together, unfold each piece, and arrange a swordfish steak, seasoned with salt and pepper, just to one side of each fold line. Top the swordfish with the vegetable mixture and dot it with the butter mixture. Fold the foil over the swordfish steaks with the vegetable mixture to enclose them, fold the edges of the foil together to form tightly sealed packets, and bake the packets on a baking sheet in a preheated 450°F. oven for 10 minutes. Open the packets carefully, transfer the swordfish steaks with vegetables mixture to plates, and pour the juices over them, discarding the foil.

GRILLED SWORDFISH STEAKS WITH CILANTRO-LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Brush both sides of swordfish with olive oil.
• Cook on the preheated grill until fish flakes easily with a fork, 8 to 12 minutes, brushing with olive oil and turning once halfway through.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, cilantro, jalapeno, lime zest, and lime juice in a small bowl. Serve butter mixture with swordfish.

CRUNCHY LIME SWORDFISH

Steps:

• Marinade fish in juice of 1/2 lime and 2 Tbs olive oil for 1/2 to 3/4 hours Mix flour, corn meal and old bay seasoning.
• Dredge swordfish in mix and shake off excess.
• Heat 1 Tbs of butter and 1 Tbs olive oil in fry pan (cast iron being best).
• Fry swordfish approx 4 minutes per side or until done.
• Squeeze addition lime juice on swordfish if desired.