Pescespada Alle Brace (Wood Fire Grilled Swordfish)
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 18 ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Hot Water
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Oregano -- chopped fine -OR-
- Juice From 2 Lemons
- -----For The Sauce (About 1 Cup)-----
- Salt And Pepper -- to taste
- 3 Fennel Bulbs, Cleaned & Trimmed -- cut into quarters
- 2 Cups Chicken Stock -- (homemade is best)
- 1 Pound Green Beans -- stems removed
- Casserole
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Rub
- 1 Teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1/4 Teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- 2/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Large Garlic Cloves -- peel & chopped fine
- 2 Pounds Swordfish -- * see note
- 1/2 Cup Italian Parsley -- chopped fine
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Green bean
High in vitamin K · 43 µg per 100 g, 57% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.
- Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Vitamin K is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. It’s important for blood clotting and healthy bones and also has other functions in the body. NIH fact sheet
High in protein · 1.8 g per 100 g, 24% of the energy from protein
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Source of vitamin C · 12 mg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Source of folate · 33 µg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Folate contributes to maternal tissue growth during pregnancy.
- Folate contributes to normal amino acid synthesis.
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
5 more authorised claims
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Folate contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Folate has a role in the process of cell division.
Folate is a B-vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. Your body needs folate to make DNA and other genetic material. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Beans, snap, green, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Grill and open flame. Keep sleeves, hair and tea towels away from the flame, and stay with the grill while it's lit. Barbecue outdoors only, never in a closed space.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- * cut into 6 ounce slices about 3/4 inch thick
- Put the fennel into a casserole. Splash on the chicken stock and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake the fennel, covered, in a 375 F oven for about 1 hour, basting often. It should be tender but not mush. Drain and set aside. Use the pan liquid for soups or other dishes.
- Boil the Blue Lake beans in lightly salted water for about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Rub some olive oil on the slices of swordfish. Grill them about 4 mnutes on each side, and add some salt and peppr to taste. You can broil or barbacue the fish if you dont' have a wood fired grill.
- To assemble the sauce, put the garlic, parsley, oregano, lemon juice nad water into a crok and mix well with a spoon. Add the olive oil, salt and pepper and mix again. (It is best to make thjis sauce several hours ahead of using it; then mix again energetically.) You can store it, covered, in the refrigirator for up to a week. Be sure to bring to room temperature or even a little warmer before use.
- Heat the cooked, drained fennel in a 375 oven for about 20 minutes. Heat the beans in a skillet with a few drops of olive oil and some lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. When the fish is done put it on a heated dish and garnish with vegetables. Spoon on some sauce or pass it at the table.
- Serves 6.
- (all recipes (c) Carlo Middione - Vivande Ristorante, as printed in SF Examiner Epicure, 4/26/95)
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Frying pan
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Casserole pot
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Grill or grill pan
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Chef's knife
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Cutting board
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Vegetable peeler
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Colander
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Pastry brush