A gourmet swordfish dish popularized in Sicily! 'Fresh' is the ingredient that makes this dish so divine: Fresh swordfish, fresh sweet eggplant and tomato sauce made of fresh tomatoes. So healthy and so delicious!
3eggplantsround, 'Italian' or 5 Japanese eggplants
6clovesgarlicminced
½cupolive oilor, as needed; extra virgin
saltfine, to taste
3tbspflatleaf parsley
¾lblinguini
Instructions
Prepare the Tomatoes
If you are using fresh whole tomatoes (recommended), bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the tomatoes for a few seconds, then transfer to a bath of cold water. Peel the tomatoes.
14 tomatoes
Cut the tomatoes in half. Remove any seeds. Chop tomatoes and drain to remove [bitter] water from the tomatoes. Set aside. If using canned tomatoes, you still need to remove seeds and water before chopping tomatoes to reduce bitterness.
On medium-high heat, sauté ⅓ of the minced garlic in a skillet coated with olive oil. Add the chopped tomatoes. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes. Salt to taste.
6 cloves garlic, ½ cup olive oil
Prepare the Eggplants
Peel and dice the eggplants.
3 eggplants
On medium-high heat, sauté ⅓ of the minced garlic in a skillet coated with olive oil.
When the garlic is fragrant, add the chopped eggplants. Salt to taste. Sauté over medium heat until tender, stirring frequently.
Prepare the Swordfish
On medium-high heat, sauté ⅓ of the minced garlic and 3 Tbs minced parsley in a skillet coated lightly with olive oil. You'll need less olive oil since the fish will give off fat.
3 tbsp flatleaf parsley
Add the swordfish filets to the sautéed garlic and herbs. Add salt to taste. When filets are cooked halfway up, flip the fish and finish cooking.
2 lbs swordfish, salt
Cut cooked swordfish into bite-sized pieces.
Finish with Pasta
Cook the linguini according to package directions. Add about a handful of coarse salt to pasta water halfway through the cook time. Drain cooked linguini.
¾ lb linguini
Toss the eggplant and swordfish with the drained linguini. Add the tomato sauce. Toss, and serve!