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swordfish piccata Recipe
by Ted Brooks

swordfish piccata

Pan fried swordfish with a quick and delicious piccata sauce

Rating: 3/5
Avg. 3/5 2 votes
Prep time: Seafood
  Servings: 3

Goes Well With: rice

Wine and Drink Pairings: grenache blanc

Ingredients

  • 1 -3 fresh swordfish steaks
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup capers
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1 stick of butter
  • Two lemons

Directions

  1. wash (important) the lemons and cut in half
  2. chop the parsley to whatever texture you like
  3. melt the butter in a deep frying pan over low to medium heat
  4. add the capers and parsley
  5. squeeze the juice from the lemons, (try to keep the seeds out of the sauce)
  6. Throw the lemon peels into the sauce as well
  7. let the sauce cook down for about 15 minutes
  8. Bathe the fish in the eggs, drench with flour and place in the frying pan.
  9. Cook each side of the fish steak only long enough to build a crust like surface on the fish. 2-3 minutes poer side should be plenty.
  10. Remove the fish, place on a serving plate
  11. Remove the lemons from the sauce and pour on top of the steaks,