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Ingredients

  • 4 8-ounce (trimmed) pieces sustainable swordfish steaks or other firm sustainable white flesh fish
  • EVOO - Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling plus 4 tablespoons
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
  • About 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound green beans
  • 6 to 8 anchovy filets
  • 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or chopped
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 1 fresh red chili, thinly sliced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup oil-cured black olives, pitted
  • 3 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • A few leaves basil, torn
  • 1 lemon, halved

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

Pat fish dry and season with salt, pepper and oregano. Drizzle with oil.
 
Heat a cast-iron skillet, grill pan or griddle pan over medium-high heat.

 
In another deep-sided skillet, bring a couple of inches of water to a boil. Add salt and par-boil the beans for 3 minutes; cold-shock and dry.
 
In a large skillet, heat olive oil, 4 turns of the pan, and melt the anchovies into the oil until completely melted. Add green beans and lightly brown; add garlic, chili, tomatoes, olives and capers, cover and cook to slump tomatoes, 6-8 minutes, shaking frequently. Wilt in herbs and remove pan from heat.
 
Grill or griddle fish for 3-4 minutes on each side and caramelize the halved lemon, cooking it cut-side down; douse fish with its juice. 
 
Serve fish on platters topped with a mound of Puttanesca-style green beans.