Another Maltese Classic. I unfortunately didn’t catch the fish myself as the title of the post suggests but the my local fishmonger had it available.
This was another dish I served when my mum’s cousin was recently over visiting from Australia. Traditionally you bake this fish with green olives but I wanted to use black olives. When I was in Malta in May this year I had swordfish for lunch at Marsaxlokk (a Maltese famous fishing village) and I have wanted to have it ever since. Luckily I was recently able to and I have to say that my version was just as good as what I had in Marsaxlokk.
Baked Swordfish - 1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive
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Look out for swordfish at your local fishmonger or shops. A great fish to bake in the oven.
Author: www.amaltesemouthful.com (Marlene Zammit)
Cuisine: Maltese
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of swordfish (or 1 kilogram)
- 1 onion finely diced
- 4 cloves of garlic sliced thinly
- 800 grams tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons green olives (black kalamata if you prefer)
- Chopped mint and oregano
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon wedges to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180oC.
- Mix all ingredients together with 2 tablespoons olive oil (except the swordfish).
- In a baking dish add in half the mixture.
- Place fish on top and poor over the remaining mixture.
- Drizzle with some more oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- When 20 minutes is remaining remove the foil and continue to bake.
- Serve with wedges of lemon, baked potatoes and possibly some green beans.