Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Protein cooking times

I'm always having to look up how long certain proteins take to cook in The Joy of Cooking.  Now I can consolidate my knowledge!

Whole side of salmon, under the broiler:
6 minutes

Swordfish steaks, on the stovetop:
5 minutes per side; flip once

Rib-eye steaks, on the stovetop:
5 minutes per side for medium rare

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Olive Tapenade for Swordfish



Olive Tapenade for Swordfish
for 6 steaks

Combine in a food processor:
1 1/2 tsp. prepared Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. olive oil
1 c. green olives (stuffed with your filling of choice)
3 cloves garlic
2 anchovy fillets
3 tbsp. capers, drained