Oil Poached Swordfish With White Corn Guanciale And Chive Oil Recipes

OIL-POACHED SWORDFISH WITH WHITE CORN, GUANCIALE AND CHIVE OIL

Steps:

• Combine oil and chives in blender and puree until smooth. Season chive oil to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook corn in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 8 minutes. Using tongs, remove corn from cooking liquid. Place on plate; reserve 1/2 cup corn cooking liquid. Cut corn kernels from cobs and reserve 4 cups (save remaining corn for another use).
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine oil, lemon, crushed garlic, and rosemary in medium ovenproof pot. Attach deep-fry thermometer to side of pot; heat oil to 150°F. Carefully lower swordfish into oil. Transfer pot to oven; poach fish uncovered until just firm to touch, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add guanciale; sauté until almost crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Add minced garlic and shallot; sauté until soft but not brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in reserved 4 cups corn and crushed red pepper. Add butter and 2 tablespoons reserved corn cooking liquid; stir until mixture is moist and creamy, adding more cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry, about 5 minutes. Stir in chives and thyme. Season with sea salt and pepper.
• Divide corn among 4 shallow bowls. Top each with swordfish steak. Sprinkle with sea salt; drizzle with chive oil.
• An aromatic, medium-bodied white-like the Alois Lageder 2009 "Vogelmaier" Moscato Giallo (Italy, $29)- would be perfect.

INDOOR GRILLED SWORDFISH WITH CORN AND TOMATO TOPPING

Steps:

• Rub the lime juice in the swordfish and marinate just for 15 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Parboil or cook corn in the microwave oven for a minute. Pat the corn dry, transfer it to a mixing bowl and mix with the tomatoes. In a small bowl combine the ground cumin, olive oil and lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Toss this with corn and tomatoes and adjust seasoning add more oil or lime juice according to taste.
• Get an indoor stovetop grill nice and hot. Brush grill with vegetable oil. Place swordfish on grill and cook for 4 to 5 minutes a side just until cooked through but still moist on the inside (or roast at 500 degrees for 7 minutes). Season with salt and pepper. Toss the fresh mint and chives with the corn and tomato topping, mix well and spoon some over the fish and some around it as well.

INDOOR GRILLED SWORDFISH WITH CORN AND TOMATO TOPPING

Steps:

• Rub the lime juice in the swordfish and marinate just for 15 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Parboil or cook corn in the microwave oven for a minute. Pat the corn dry, transfer it to a mixing bowl and mix with the tomatoes. In a small bowl combine the ground cumin, olive oil and lime juice; season with salt and pepper. Toss this with corn and tomatoes and adjust seasoning add more oil or lime juice according to taste.
• Get an indoor stovetop grill nice and hot. Brush grill with vegetable oil. Place swordfish on grill and cook for 4 to 5 minutes a side just until cooked through but still moist on the inside (or roast at 500 degrees for 7 minutes). Season with salt and pepper. Toss the fresh mint and chives with the corn and tomato topping, mix well and spoon some over the fish and some around it as well.

SWORDFISH WITH LEMON, GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the lemon juice and olive oil.
• Place the swordfish cubes in a shallow glass dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour about 1/3 cup of the olive oil and lemon mixture over the fish and toss to coat evenly.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
• Add the garlic and oregano to the remaining olive oil and lemon mixture.
• Set aside to use as a sauce.
• Preheat the broiler or fire up the barbecue.
• Cut the onion through the stem end into quarters and separate each quarter into individual pieces.
• Alternate the swordfish cubes with the onion pieces and bay leaves on skewers.
• Arrange the skewers on a broiler pan or on the grill rack.
• Broil or grill, turning once, until the fish is opaque throughout when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 3 minutes on each side.
• Serve hot, garnished with lemon slices and accompanied by the reserved sauce.

TOMATO-POACHED FISH WITH CHILE OIL AND HERBS

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet (use one with a lid) over medium-high. Add garlic and shallots and cook, swirling the skillet constantly until they start to toast and turn light golden brown, 2 minutes or so. Add red-pepper flakes and swirl to toast for a few seconds. Remove from heat and transfer all but 1 tablespoon of the chile oil to a small bowl.
• Add tomatoes to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing occasionally, until they burst and start to become saucy and jammy, 5 to 8 minutes. Add fish sauce, if using, and 1 1/2 cups water, swirling to release any of the bits stuck on the bottom of the skillet.
• Cook until the sauce is slightly thickened but still nice and brothy, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper and gently lay the pieces in the brothy tomatoes. Cover the skillet and cook until the fish is opaque and just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes (slightly longer for a thicker piece of fish, like halibut).
• To serve, transfer fish and brothy tomatoes to a large shallow bowl or divide among four bowls. Drizzle with reserved chile oil, more olive oil and the crispy shallots and garlic. Top with cilantro and mint, and serve with limes for squeezing over the top. Serve with tortillas, toast or rice, if you like.

POACHED SWORDFISH WITH LEMON-PARSLEY SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Use the butter to grease the bottom and halfway up the side of the slow cooker. Arrange the onion slices over the bottom of the slow cooker, pressing them into the butter so that they stay in place. Pour in the water. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes Place a swordfish steak over each onion slice. Thinly slice the lemon; discard the seeds and place the slices over the fish. Cover and cook on high for 45 minutes or until the fish is opaque. Transfer the (well-drained) fish to individual serving plates or to a serving platter Add the oil,lemon juice, mustard and pepper, if using, to a bowl; whisk to combine. Immediately before serving the swordfish, fold in the parsley. Evenly divide the sauce between the swordfish steaks. For a Swordfish Salad: Triple the amount of lemon-parsley sauce and toss 2/3 of it together with 8 cups of salad greens. Arrange 2 cups of greens on each serving plate. Place a hot or chilled swordfish steak over each plate of the dressed greens. Spoon additional sauce over the fish.

OLIVE-OIL-POACHED FISH WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Steam the oysters in a little water, 1/4 inch or less, just until they're easy to open. When they're cool enough to handle, open them and cut the meats in half. Meanwhile, cook the squids in the same liquid just until opaque, less than 2 minutes. Take them out with a slotted spoon and reserve the liquid. Turn off the heat.
• Set a big pot of water to boil for the pasta and salt it. In a broad skillet, add the olive oil, garlic and thyme and turn the heat to medium-low. Gently cook all the fish and scallops in the oil, in batches if necessary, flipping and turning as needed. Don't rush and don't worry about browning anything; just cook until each piece is tender, which will be different for each fish, but not more than 10 minutes for any. Do not overcook. Remove with a slotted spoon, leaving the garlic behind. (Discard the thyme.) Season with salt and pepper and put on a platter with the lemon wedges and chopped parsley. Drizzle with oil.
• Add the tomatoes and cayenne to the oil and cook at a lively pace, stirring occasionally, until saucy, 10 to 12 minutes. Start the pasta in the meantime. When the tomatoes are ready, stir in the reserved cooking liquid, oysters and squid and cook a bit longer, another 3 or 4 minutes. Taste and season as needed.
• When the pasta is almost tender, drain it and toss it with the sauce and the basil; cook another minute or so until the pasta is ready. Serve the pasta in bowls, and pass plates on the side for the fish.