Involtini Di Pesce Spada - Swordfish Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs swordfish fillets, VERY thinly sliced and trimmed (trimmings reserved)
    1 medium onion, chopped
    2 garlic cloves, chopped
    olive oil
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
    1 tablespoon capers
    3 ounces provolone cheese, piccante. diced
    3 ounces breadcrumbs, homemade preferred
    2 large eggs
    salt and pepper
    Sauce
    1 ounce fresh lemon juice
    2 garlic cloves
    4 ounces olive oil
    1 teaspoon oregano
    2 teaspoons crushed tomatoes
Preparation
    Heat 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil in a pan, and brown the onion, garlic, and trimmings from your swordfish.
    After browned, add parsley, basil, breadcrumbs an capers.
    Cook for approximately 2-3 minutes and remove from heat to cool.
    After it has cooled slightly, run the mixture through a food mill.
    Combine diced Provolone piccante and beaten eggs with the breadcrumb/onion mixture.
    Take out your very thinly sliced swordfish and flatten slightly with a mallet.
    Then take your filling and place a nice sized spoonful pf mix in the middle of your flat fillets.
    Roll up the fillets and hold it closed with a toothpick.
    Saute rolls in a bit of olive oil until cooked through.
    While rolls are cooking, prepare sauce.
    Add lemon juice to a non-reactive bowl, and start whipping it vigorously adding your olive oil very slowly in a steady stream until you acheive a superior emulsion.
    Finish off with garlic oregano and tomato.
    Spoon a nice amount of sauce onto your plate, and place rolls on top of sauce.
    Serve.

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