Broiled Shark With Pesto Trapanese Recipes

SPICY BROILED SHARK STEAKS

Steps:

• Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut into serving size pieces.
• For marinade, in a shallow bowl combine the green onions, orange juice, chili sauce, basil, gingerroot, soy sauce, and chili oil.
• Add the fish; turn to coat with marinade.
• Cover; marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Spray the unheated rack of a broiler pan with nonstick coating.
• Drain fish, reserve marinade.
• Place fish on prepared rack.
• Broil 4 inches from the heat for 5 minutes.
• Using a wide spatula, carefully turn fish over.
• Brush with the reserved marinade.
• Broil for 5-7 minutes more or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

PICCATA OF MAKO SHARK WITH CAPERS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oil or butter in a large heavy skillet. Dry the shark fillets on paper towel, add them and saute over medium-high heat less than a minute on each side. Remove to a warm platter.
• Add lemon pieces, salt, pepper and capers to the skillet and heat through, then pour over the fish.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve at once.

LINGUINE WITH PESTO TRAPANESE

Steps:

• Sauté the almonds in a little olive oil until tan.
• Put basil, garlic, and salt in food processor and chop. Put aside.
• Put in almonds and pulse until size of orzo.
• Put tomatoes, almonds, basil garlic, cheese, and olive oil back in food processor and whir briefly. Add some fresh-ground coarse pepper.
• Boil linguine. If you are Sicilian, become hysterical at the prospect of overcooked pasta. Break open a strand every 60 seconds, and when there is one tiny white speck at the center, drain instantly. Save a cupful of pasta water.
• Put pasta in with pesto and mix quickly. Add a little pasta water if necessary. Serve lukewarm or at room temperature.

BROILED SHARK WITH PESTO TRAPANESE

Steps:

• With processor running, drop garlic through feed tube; process until chopped. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add basil and almonds; chop finely. Add tomatoes, oil and olives; process using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse paste (do not purée). Season with salt and pepper. (Pesto can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly oil large baking sheet. Arrange shark steaks on prepared sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread 3 to 4 tablespoons pesto over each steak. Cover each with 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs. Bake until fish is just opaque in center, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Broil fish until crumbs on top begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer fish to plates. Serve, passing remaining pesto separately, if desired.