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Baked Swordfish With Potatoes

Although swordfish is generally fished in southern Italy, it is popular on the coast near Grosseto.

Cuisine: Italian
Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs 567g / 20ozBoiling potatoes
6 tablespoons 90mlExtra virgin olive oil
36 oz 1022gSwordfish fillets - (6 fillets)
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh rosemary
3 tablespoons 45mlFine dry bread crumbs
3   Ripe tomatoes - peeled and sliced
  Salt
  Black pepper, freshly ground
1 cup 237mlDry white wine

Recipe Instructions

In a saucepan, boil the potatoes in salted water to cover until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes, then peel and slice them.

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Pour 3 tablespoons of the olive oil into an ovenproof earthenware dish. Arrange the potato slices in overlapping concentric circles in the botton of the dish.

Lay the fish on top of the potatoes and sprinkle with rosemary and bread crumbs. Place the tomato slices on the fish and season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over the top and pour in the wine. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot directly from the dish.

Source:
TUSCANY THE BEAUTIFUL COOKBOOK by Lorenza De' Medici (c) 1992 - Collins Publishers, San Francisco - 256 pages - $45.00 - As reprinted in the Mar/Apr, 1993 issue of Cookbook Digest

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