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extra-virgin olive oil yellow onion capers kosher salt garlic freshly squeezed lemon juice white wine sugar fresh basil cold unsalted butter
Viewed: 25 - Published at: 4 years agoIngredients
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 medium yellow onion, thickly sliced lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 4 8-ounce swordfish steaks
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups white wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Method
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the capers and saute until the onions are just barely translucent, about 2 minutes.
- (Be careful when you add the capers; they may spit in the hot oil.)
- Push the vegetables to the side of the pan with a spatula.
- Sprinkle both sides of each swordfish steak with a pinch each of salt and pepper.
- Lay the swordfish in the middle of the frying pan, leaving the onions pushed to the side.
- Cook the swordfish for 2 minutes.
- While the swordfish cooks, stir the vegetable mixture to prevent it from burning.
- Reduce the temperature to medium and flip the swordfish.
- Spoon the vegetable mixture on top of the swordfish.
- Cook the swordfish for 1 1/2 more minutes, or to desired level of doneness.
- For medium rare, a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the swordfish will read 145 F. For medium to well done, cook the fish to 155 F. or higher.
- Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the swordfish to a serving platter, leaving the onion mixture in the pan.
- Add the garlic, lemon juice, white wine, sugar, and a pinch each of salt and pepper to the onion mixture and stir.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and reduce the liquid to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, add the basil, and whisk in the butter until it melts.
- Spoon the sauce over the swordfish and serve.