Swordfish Steaks with Yucatecan Garlic-Spice Marinade

Swordfish Steaks with Yucatecan Garlic-Spice Marinade Recipe

This marinade is also great on chicken, most any find of fish and thin-cut grilled steaks. It’s also an outstanding salad dressing on tomatoes or grilled green beans simply by mixing a little of it with oil and vinegar.

Ingredients
12 garlic cloves
1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil
6 tablespoons vinegar
Pinch of ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 pounds swordfish steaks
4 small tomatoes, quartered
Lime wedges (optional)
Instructions
1. Drop garlic cloves one by one into running blender or food processor to thoroughly chop. Add oil, vinegar and spices; cover and process until very smooth.
2. Pour marinade over fish and marinate 2 to 4 hours.
3. Remove fish from marinade and discard marinade. Grill fish 5 to 8 minutes on each side. Serves 4.


Adapted from Mexican Everyday, by Rick Bayless (W. W. Norton & Company, 2005), "Relish Who You Know," May 2006.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 290 calories, 16g fat, 32g prot., 5g carbs., 1g fiber, 290mg sodium.


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