Orange Ginger Swordfish Recipes

ORANGE GLAZED SWORDFISH

Steps:

• In a non-reactive shallow dish, combine the swordfish with the orange juice, ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Prepare an outside grill with an oiled rack set 6 inches above the heat source.
• Drain and reserve the marinade. Grill the swordfish for 6 to 7 minutes per side until the swordfish is opaque in the center.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch with the water. Place the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch sauce to the marinade and cook 1 minute until thickened. Serve the orange sauce with the swordfish.

SOY-GINGER GRILLED SWORDFISH

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine the orange juice, soy sauce, parsley, lemon juice, ketchup, ginger, oregano and pepper. Set aside 2 tablespoons mixture for basting., Stir oil and garlic into remaining mixture. Place in a large resealable plastic bag; add fish. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 30 minutes., Drain and discard marinade. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, rub on grill rack to coat lightly. Grill fish, covered, over high heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until fish just turns opaque, basting occasionally with reserved orange juice mixture.

ORANGE-GINGER SWORDFISH

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in 9-inch glass pie plate. Add swordfish and turn to coat in marinade. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 3 hours.
• Preheat broiler. Using rubber spatula, scrape marinade from swordfish and pie plate into small saucepan. Season swordfish lightly with salt and pepper. Broil swordfish until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Boil reserved marinade until syrupy, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over swordfish. Garnish with orange slices and green onions and serve.

BAKED SWORDFISH WITH TAPENADE AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place swordfish steaks in large shallow baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Spread tapenade on top of steaks. Pour orange juice and wine over and around the fish and cover with foil. Bake until fish is just cooked through, and still opaque, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the baking pan from oven and transfer fish to platter. Pour remaining liquid into a small saucepan and reduce slightly. Whisk in butter and spoon sauce over fish. Garnish with orange slices and minced parsley.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the tomatoes in half, crosswise. With your index finger poke out the seeds from the cavities. Sprinkle the halves lightly with salt and put the tomato upside down on a rack to drain for 20 minutes or more. Blend all of the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl. Correct the seasoning. Sprinkle the insides of each tomato half with black pepper, then fill with 1 or 2 spoonfuls of the stuffing. Sprinkle with a few drops of olive oil. Arrange the tomatoes in the oiled baking dish. They can be prepared up to this point several hours ahead. Place the baking dish in the upper third of the preheated oven and bake the tomatoes until tender but still holding their shape, 10 to 15 minutes. The bread crumb filling should be lightly browned.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Inactive prep time: 20 minutes

CITRUS-SOY MARINATED SWORDFISH

Steps:

• Place swordfish in a shallow baking dish or a resealable plastic bag. In a small bowl, stir together zests, juices, oil, soy sauce, ginger, and shallots. Pour marinade over; turn to coat. Let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

SWORDFISH WITH SAVORY GINGER SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, melt the butter in a small frying pan. Add the thinly shredded ginger and slowly saute over low heat. Add the white wine and soy sauce to complete the sauce.
• Place the swordfish filets on a plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides. Lightly coat the filets with flour.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and place the swordfish filets in pan, frying until both sides are nicely browned and cooked through.
• Serve on a plate with lemon rinds and finely chopped green onion on top. Pour the sauce on the fish. Serve with tomatoes on the side for garnish.

GRILLED SWORDFISH A L'ORANGE

Steps:

• Rinse fish and pat dry with paper towels.
• Grate the peel from the orange using the finest side of a grater, being careful to remove only the outermost layer of skin and not any of the bitter white pith. Grate enough peel to measure 1 teaspoon. Set aside.
• Combine orange juice, lemon juice, oil and soy sauce in small bowl. Pour 1/2 of this orange juice mixture into a shallow glass dish. Add 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel to orange juice mixture. Coat fish in mixture; cover and allow to marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
• Prepare grill for direct grilling over medium heat.
• Place remaining 1/2 of orange juice mixture in small saucepan. Stir in cornstarch and remaining 1/2 teaspoon orange peel. Heat over medium-high 3-5 minutes until sauce thickens, stirring constantly; set aside.
• Remove fish from marinade; discard remaining marinade. Lightly sprinkle fish with salt and pepper to taste. Grill fish steaks, on uncovered grill, over medium coals 3-4 minutes per side until fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with fork. Spoon orange sauce over grilled fish, and garnish with orange segments, if desired. Serve immediately.
• **Optional: If you'd like to garnish the steak with orange segments, cut off a slice from the top and bottom of the orange you grated peel from. Slice the remaining peel and pith off orange in wide strips, following curve of orange.
• Make "V-shaped" slices into center of orange just inside of membranes to remove orange segments; set aside. Discard orange membranes.

GRILLED SWORDFISH STEAKS WITH ORANGE THYME SAUCE

Steps:

• Wipe the swordfish steaks dry with paper towels. Coat on both sides with two tablespoons olive oil. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet with one tablespoon butter. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until soft. Add the tomatoes and thyme and cook for three minutes.
• Add the orange juice and white wine and reduce slightly, cooking for five more minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside until the fish is about to be grilled.
• Preheat coals for grilling. Cook the fish about five minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the steaks. Meanwhile, bring the sauce to a boil. Off heat, stir in the remaining butter. Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve.

SWORDFISH WITH BLOOD-ORANGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil and the onions, and sauté until tender. Scrape the onions into a large bowl, and add the bread crumbs, pine nuts, raisins and cheese. Finely grate the zest from the oranges and add to the bread crumbs. Squeeze in the juice of 1 orange (reserve remaining oranges for other use). Mix until it just starts to bind together. Season with salt and pepper.
• Form a portion of the stuffing into a log about the width and length of a thumb, and then roll into a piece of swordfish. Repeat to make 12 rolls.
• To serve, heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add just enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Season the swordfish rolls with a touch of salt and pepper, then add to the pan in batches, turning once or twice so all sides of the rolls are lightly browned. If desired, serve with mâche salad dressed with a vinaigrette of shallots, zinfandel vinegar and blood-orange-infused olive oil.

SWORDFISH WITH ORANGE, HONEY AND SOY

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic powder and ginger in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish and stir. Add fish and turn to coat. Let marinate at room temperature 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Preheat broiler. Remove fish from marinade; place on broiler rack. Transfer marinade to small saucepan and boil 1 minute. Broil fish until just opaque in center, basting occasionally with marinade, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to plates and serve with rice.