Zimmern & Greenlaw
I had the opportunity to catch a few presentations at the DC Travel & Adventure Show yesterday at the Convention Center. Some of these presentations included those of Arthur Frommer, Andrew Zimmern, Seaworld/Busch Gardens (who brought animals such as penguins, prehensile-tailed skinks, hedgehogs, snakes, and a kestral), and Captain Linda Greenlaw. While I wanted to try Zimmern’s food, the woman serving the crowd was mobbed by people, so I will focus on the presenter whose food I did try, Captain Greenlaw.
The Captain Linda Greenlaw who had a character based on her in the The Perfect Storm? The only female Swordfish Boat Captain in the United States? The Cookbook author? Yes, that one! I asked her a question about the fake fish story we keep hearing about, and she said that there are apps that can be used to correctly identity fish; she said Inland Fish has one, and that she is working on a fish identification app as well.
The swordfish Captain Greenlaw cooked for us was from a DC fish store (and she had caught it), although I did not get the name of the store. I had a couple of pieces of swordfish, and it was quite good. Below is her recipe.
-JAY
Pan Seared Fresh Swordfish with Blood Orange Caper Butter, by Linda Greenlaw
INGREDIENTS
6 fresh swordfish steaks, 1″ thick olive oil black pepper salt Blood Orange Caper Butter 1/2 pound unsalted butter juice of 1 blood orange zest of one blood orange 1/4 cup capers with liquid PREPARATION 1. Melt butter in small sauce pan over low heat. Stir in orange juice, zest, and capers (with liquid). Remove from heat and refridgerate to congeal. 2. Generously oil heavy cast iron frying pan. Brush swordfish steaks with live oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Heat pan on medium high burner until it is nearly smoking. Sear swordfish steaks until well browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Cover pan and cook for one minute. Remove from heat, leaving the cover on. Allow to sit covered for 5 minutes. Smear congealed butter mixture on hot fish steaks and serve immediately. [ad]