A recipe from Kitchen
Pesce spada alla ghiotta
Ingredients
- 4 swordfish steaks (about 600 g)
- 4 tbsp Castruriali extra virgin olive oil — The sauce starts with olive oil and finishes with a little raw oil spooned over the fish.
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 celery stick, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 400 g cherry tomatoes, halved or tinned chopped tomatoes
- 60 g green olives, pitted
- 1 tbsp salted capers, rinsed
- parsley or basil, chopped
- salt and black pepper
Method
- Make the sauce. Soften the onion, celery and garlic in the oil for 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and a splash of water and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the olives and capers and season.
- Cook the fish. Season the swordfish and lay it in the sauce. Cover and simmer gently for 8–10 minutes, turning once, until just cooked through.
- Serve. Scatter with herbs and a thread of raw oil and serve with bread for the sauce.
The oil: 4 tbsp Castruriali EVOO — The sauce starts with olive oil and finishes with a little raw oil spooned over the fish..