Swordfish!

I was at the grocery store today for yogurt and wandered over to the fish counter where there was a special on swordfish. Being as I get foodstamps and I have never cooked swordfish before, I decided to splurge and get something new! It tastes.. good! I made a fun little berry balsamic glaze, and cooked a little spinach and mushroom wheat bulgar salad to go with it.

The balsamic glaze is so easy! I take about a cup of vinegar to about a quarter of sugar, and simmer that sucker down until it is just a little bit thick. About fifteen minutes in, I added a handful or so of chopped up mixed berries. This simmers for maybe a half hour or so. I definitely would have made this ahead of time if time permitted, since cooking vinegar makes the whole kitchen smelly.

The salad was next. It can be served hot or cold or warm or whatever. I added warm water to a little bit of wheat bulgar and let that stuff get nice and tender (takes an hour) while I sauteed some onion. Add mushrooms and a splash of soy sauce, let that cook down, and then pop the spinach in until it is wilty but still green and pretty. Wheat bulgar is what I normally use in tabouli... it is nutritious, with lots of protein, which means when I make extra I can use it as a whole meal the next day!

Then... the fish! I marinated this stuff in lemon juice and a splash of balsamic for an hour before cooking. Salt and pepper one side, and put that side down flat on my pan (which has olive oil all heated up). I read online about how to cook a thick steak of swordfish, and I went for the recipe that suggested four minutes per side. This was perfect for me! But, I like semi-rare fish... so, if I were cooking for someone else I'd probably go with five-six minutes per side.

Then I put all the stuff on a plate, drizzled with balsamic, garnished with green onions, and WOW! Taste bud happy!