Spiedini di Pesce alla Siciliana (Sicilian Fish Skewers with Breadcrumbs and Bay)
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Ingredients
- 500 g swordfish steaks, cut into chunks
- 100 g fine dried breadcrumbs
- 1 lemon, zested
- 8 bay leaves
- 1 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 399 kcal
- Protein
- 28.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 18.3 g
- of which sugars
- 1.4 g
- Fat
- 22.9 g
- of which saturates
- 4.4 g
- Fibre
- 2.4 g
- Salt
- 0.65 g
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Method
- 1
Mix the breadcrumbs with the lemon zest, crushed garlic, parsley and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- 2
Press the swordfish chunks into the breadcrumb mixture to coat all over.
- 3
Thread the fish onto 8 skewers, tucking a bay leaf between each piece.
- 4
Heat the remaining olive oil in a griddle pan and cook the skewers for 3-4 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.
- 5
Serve hot with lemon wedges.

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