Spaghetti With Swordfish
- 12 ounces whole red pepper or 11 ounces chopped ready-cut pepper (2 1/2 cups)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 large cloves garlic
- 12 ounces swordfish steak
- 8 ounces spaghetti or linguine
- 3 tablespoons currants
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive paste
- 18 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Bring water to boil in covered pot for spaghetti.
- Wash, seed and chop pepper.
- Heat oil in nonstick pan large enough to hold all ingredients.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and add oil.
- Add peppers, and saute until they begin to brown.
- Mince garlic, and add to pepper as it cooks.
- When pepper begins to soften, push to the side and add swordfish, browning on both sides.
- Measure at the thickest part, and cook 8 minutes to the inch.
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
- When swordfish is cooked, remove and set aside.
- Add currants, pine nuts and olive paste, and reduce heat to very low.
- Flake the swordfish, return to pan and keep warm.
- When spaghetti is cooked, drain and stir into swordfish mixture.
- Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
red pepper, olive oil, garlic, swordfish steak, linguine, currants, nuts, olive paste, salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4189 (may not work)