Provençal Fish Kabobs Recipes

SWORDFISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan. Add the onions, fennel, bell peppers, and garlic and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft. Put the tomatoes with their juices in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse several times, until very large diced. Add the tomatoes to the sauce, then the chicken stock, white wine, anchovies, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Simmer over low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Add the chopped basil, capers, and butter and cook for 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, prepare a grill with hot coals. Brush the swordfish with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill over high heat for 5 minutes on each side until the center is no longer raw. Don¿t overcook! Place a puddle of sauce on a serving plate, arrange the swordfish on top, and garnish with extra basil. Serve hot or at room temperature.

PROVENçAL FISH STEW

Steps:

• Drain chickpeas. If you used dried, reserve cooking liquid; if they are canned, discard the liquid and rinse the chickpeas. Put 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When it's hot, add bread crumbs, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until they're crisp and toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from pan.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet; increase heat to medium-high. When oil is hot, add garlic, olives, capers and anchovies. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, a minute or two. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until it darkens slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Start adding spinach a handful at a time; keep stirring until all the spinach fits in the pan and starts to release its water; sprinkle with a little more pepper, then add the stock, chickpeas and red chile flakes if you're using them. Adjust the heat so the mixture bubbles gently but steadily, then stir in the squid and the shrimp. Cook until the seafood is just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning. Divide among bowls, sprinkle with bread crumbs and serve.

EMERIL'S FISH PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. In a small bowl, combine lemon zest, Italian seasoning, red-pepper flakes, anise seed, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper. Set spice mixture aside.
• Place four 14-inch squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil on a work surface. Dividing evenly, place onion on one half of each square (leaving a 2-inch border), followed by the zucchini; season with salt and pepper. Top with fish; sprinkle with spice mixture. Top with tomato; drizzle with oil. Fold foil over ingredients; crimp edges to seal.
• Place packets on grill. Cover and grill until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove packets from grill; open carefully (hot steam will escape), and transfer fish Provencal to serving plates.

COD PROVENçAL

Steps:

• Neatly trim the cod fillets. Score the skin of each fillet 3-4 times at regular intervals. Lay the fish in a shallow dish and sprinkle both sides of the fillets with the salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Set aside or chill overnight, see box, far right.
• Deseed and finely slice the peppers, then finely grate the garlic and lemon zest over the peppers. Carefully slice the fennel on a mandolin, or as finely as possible with a sharp knife, then tip half the fennel into a bowl of iced water and set aside.
• Brush the salt off the fish or, if it has dissolved, wipe the brine off with kitchen paper. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large non-stick pan, cook the fish, skin side down, for 4 mins until the skin is crisp and browned, then remove from the pan.
• Put 1 tbsp more oil into the pan. Fry the fennel and the marinated peppers together for 4-5 mins until soft and starting to brown. Throw in the tomatoes and the balsamic vinegar, then continue to cook for 2-3 mins until they soften and release their juices. Scatter over the olives, capers and herbs, then toss everything together.
• Nestle the fish fillets, skin side up, among the vegetables, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5-6 mins until the fish is just cooked through. Lift the fish from the pan and give the sauce a final simmer and stir, then turn off the heat. This dish is better served warm rather than hot, so don't worry about the vegetables or fish resting before you serve.
• Drain the reserved fennel and pat dry with kitchen paper. Toss with the juice from half the grated lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil and the anchovies. To serve, spoon the vegetables into the middle of two large dinner plates. Sit the cod, skin side up, on top of the vegetables and top with a neat bundle of fennel salad. Drizzle everything with a touch more oil, then scatter with the small basil leaves.

GRILLED FISH KEBOBS WITH PARSLEY AND GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Kebobs: Put the salmon, halibut and tuna in a resealable plastic bag. In a medium bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pour the oil mixture over the fish and seal the bag. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Thread each skewer with 2 pieces of salmon, 2 pieces of halibut and 2 pieces of tuna, alternating the fish on the skewers.
• Butter: In a small bowl, mix together the butter, garlic and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the butter to the center of a 6-inch-square piece of plastic wrap. Fold the plastic over the butter and form it into a log, about 4-inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Refrigerate until firm, about for 1 hour. Slice the butter into 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick slices and transfer them to a plate.
• Put a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Season the fish with salt and pepper, to taste, and grill the skewers until opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Arrange the skewers on a platter and serve the butter alongside.

SWORDFISH KABOBS WITH PASTA PROVENçAL

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE MARINADE: In a small bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients. Cut the swordfish into 1-inch cubes. Quarter the onion and separate it into leaves. Place the fish and onion in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade, place in a bowl, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. TO MAKE THE PASTA: In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil and cook the onion until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Add the wine and tomatoes bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Keep warm over low heat. In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and pour into the sauté pan. Toss to combine. Add the basil and season with salt and pepper. Set aside over very low heat. Remove the swordfish and onion from the bag and discard the marinade. Thread the pieces alternately onto skewers. Grill over Direct Medium heat until the swordfish is cooked through but still moist, 6 to 8 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Remove from the grill and serve warm with the pasta.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.

SOUTH BEACH FISH KABOBS

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, lime juice and dijon mustard in a small mixing bowl.
• Add fish cubes to the marinade, cover and place in refrigerator; marinate for 15 minutes turning once to coat.
• Meanwhile clean, core and cut your veggies.
• Thread skewers with veggies and fish, 4 pieces of fish per skewer, and brush kabobs with leftover marinade.
• Preheat broiler and place the kabobs on a broiler pan.
• Broil about 4 inches from heat for about 6-8 minutes turning once and brush on more marinade when turning.
• Feel free to grill them also.

TERIYAKI FISH KABOBS

Steps:

• Cut fish, red or green pepper, and onions into 1 inch pieces.
• Alternately thread fish, red or green pepper,onions, and pineapple chunks, if using, onto 4 large skewers; set aside.
• Prepare Rice a Roni mix as package directs.
• While rice is simmering, combine soy sauce, sherry, oil and garlic.
• Brush kabobs with soy sauce mixture.
• Grill over medium coals 14 minutes or broil 5 to 6 inches from heat 10 minutes, or until seafood is opaque, turning once and brushing with remaining soy sauce mixture.
• Serve rice topped with kabobs.
• Enjoy!

PROVENçAL FISH KABOBS

Steps:

• Mix vinegar, oil, tarragon and thyme in shallow nonmetal dish or heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Add fish, stirring to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate 20 minutes. Brush grill with vegetable oil. Heat coals or gas heat for direct heat. Remove fish from marinade reserve marinade. Cut eggplant into 1-inch slices cut slices into fourths. Thread fish, eggplant, tomatoes and mushrooms alternately on each of six 15-inch skewers, leaving space between each. Thread 1 clove garlic on end of each skewer. Cover and grill kabobs 5 to 6 inches from medium heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning and brushing 2 to 3 times with marinade, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade.1 Serving: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 65) Fat 7g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrate 11g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 19g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

FISH KABOBS

Steps:

• Cut the first three ingredients into 2 inch cubes.
• Soak wooden skewers for a few hours or overnight in water.
• Marinade fish and veggies for 4+ hours .
• Skewer and grill over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
• Turn and repeat.

ROASTED SEA BASS PROVENçALE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.. Heat 2 tablespoons reserved oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, capers, garlic and thyme and stir 1 minute. Add wine and clam juice and boil until liquid is reduced almost to glaze, about 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Add to skillet; turn to coat with sauce. Place skillet in oven. Roast fish until just opaque in center, about 15 minutes. Transfer fish and sauce to platter.