I was recently called out for not having any fish recipes; mentioned were two fish that yes I have never blogged about; one being salmon and I am just not a fan. If anyone wants to share their favorite salmon recipe, I might consider trying it but I make NO promises. I think it is a little too fishy tasting for me. The other fish mentioned was swordfish and I will admit I do make this for my guys as they both love it. I don’t / didn’t really have a “recipe” for it. My husband said to treat it like a steak so I always put my steak standard kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper with a little Adobo seasoning that I just can’t do without. They have never complained that it is the same all the time.
I will admit that we love most all seafood but we definitely don’t eat it enough. I have great intention of eating it at least once a week, but I am going to bow out by saying we don’t have a fish market anywhere close, but that is a pretty lame excuse even for me. While I do love fresh fish my local market at least has the white fish I like flash frozen and I do always have some in the freezer and it thaws super quick; though I would prefer fresh.
So to appease my good friend SF I made swordfish steaks just a little different this time and I thought I would share it with not only him but with all of you.
Mixed-Peppercorn Butter
1/2 stick of butter at room temperature
2 teaspoons fresh chopped parsley
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mixed peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 1-inch thick swordfish fillets
Mash together the first 5 ingredients and season with a little kosher salt.
Heat your skillet over medium high heat with the olive oil. Sprinkle swordfish on both sides with Kosher salt and mixed peppercorns. Place in skillet and cook till browned one first side; 3-4 minutes. Turn and cook for another 3-4 minutes till done.
Transfer swordfish to plates and add the seasoned butter to the same skillet. Cook over medium heat, scrapping up any browned bits, until melted and bubbling. Pour butter sauce over swordfish and serve.
