Suya Swordfish

Serves 2 to 4
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Suya Swordfish

Swordfish's meaty taste and texture take to grilling beautifully. This is an adaptation of a Nigerian peanut marinade, which is commonly spread over meat, skewered and then cooked over hot coals/firewood. Recipe courtesy of the cooks at food52.com. Photo by Melanie Einzig, courtesy of food52.com. To learn how to make this recipe, watch the video on Food52.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free

Ingredients

    Suya Swordfish:
    400g swordfish steak cut into 8 long thick strips
    Portion of peanut butter, recipe below
    1 teaspoonchili pepper
    1 teaspoonsweet paprika
    1 teaspoonsea salt
    1 teaspoonground ginger
    1 tablespoonlime juice
    Thinly sliced red onions, tomatoes, lime halves and coriander leaves to serve
    Peanut Butter:
    1/2 cuproasted unsalted peanuts skinned
    1/4 cupvegetable oil
    Pinch of salt

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Method

Suya Swordfish:
Make the peanut paste by combining peanut butter, paprika, chili pepper, salt, ground ginger and lime juice.

Stir well and taste. Adjust spices as necessary
Place fish strips in a large bowl and pour peanut sauce over it, then using your hands, mix well ensuring the pieces are coated with the sauce.
Leave to marinate for a few hours or overnight.
When ready to cook, prepare the bbq and let the coals heat up till fiery red.

Then pass (soaked wooden) skewers through each piece of swordfish, and place on an oiled rack. Let cook for 5-6 minutes on one side, then flip over and let the other side cook for 2-3 minutes. If not ready, remove to part of grill where heat is indirect and let cook till ready.

Serve with thinly sliced red onions, sliced cherry tomatoes, lime halves and coriander leaves


Peanut Butter:
In a blender or food processor, grind the peanuts till they are crushed. The ground nuts will stick to the sides of the mixing container, so using a spatula, loosen bits from the bottom and round the sides.

Then add oil, drizzling in along with a pinch of salt, blending till you get a 'thick cream' consistency.

Use as directed above.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

460

Total Fat

36g

Saturated Fat

6g

Cholesterol

50mg

Sodium

510mg

Total Carbohydrate

7g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

1g

Protein

31g

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