Fried Swordfish Recipe

This is a light and tasty cold dish that is suitable for serving on a hot summer day.

Ingredients

  • Sword fish steak (boned, skin left) - 4 (about 600 grams/ 1-1/4 lbs
  • Soy sauce - 15 ml/1 tablespoon
  • Rice vinegar - 7.5 ml/1-1/2 tablespoons
  • Bunch of spring onions
  • Asparagus spears (trimmed) - 4 pieces
  • Cooking oil - 30 ml/2 tablespoons

For the marinade

  • Soy sauce - 45 ml/3 tablespoons
  • Rice vinegar - 45 ml/3 tablespoons
  • Sake or dry white wine - 30 ml/2 tablespoons
  • Sugar - 15 ml/1 table spoon
  • Instant dashi (stock) or water - 15ml/1 tablespoon
  • Sesame oil - 7.5 ml/1-1/2 teaspoons

Method

  • Cut the swordfish steaks into 4 cm/1-1/2 inch pieces and place in a plate.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 1-1/2 tablespoons of rice vinegar over the fish and set for 5 minutes.
  • Cut the spring onions and asparagus into 1-1/2 inch and set aside.
  • Dried the swordfish pieces  with paper towel, heat 1/2 of the oil and fry for 2 minutes until both sides cooked and put back into marinade.
  • Heat the remaining oil and stir fry spring onions until lightly brown then spread on the the fish.
  • Fried asparagus with the remaining oil for 4 minute and add on to the fish.
  • Leave the fish and vegetable in the marinade for 20 minutes, turning it occasionally.
  • Serve the cold fish on a shallow plate.
  • Serves 4.   

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