Lemon Garlic Swordfish Recipe (2024)

This buttery Lemon Garlic Swordfish is stunningly delicious. This recipe results in a tender, flavor-packed fish that tastes like you spent way more time on it than you did.

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The Only Swordfish Recipe you’ll need

This delicious Lemon Garlic Swordfish brought me back to our long-ago BK years (Before Kids) when Hubby and I frequently experimented with various fish, whole grains, and fresh veggies for dinner.

We would take time preparing healthy sautéed greens almost every night. We’d often grill, bake, or pan-sear some kind of fish…Mahi Mahi with Mango Avocado SalsaorMarinated Seared Ahiwere among our favorites. Seared Halibut and Lemon Butter Cod made regular appearances on our little kitchen table as well.

Then came the kid-years, when just about the only things we managed to “grill” were cheese sandwiches. And the only kind of fish that made it onto our plates were covered in breading and shaped like sticks. Some of you know what I’m talking about. If you don’t, rest assured that you’re not missing out on the food scene.

This Lemon Garlic Swordfish feels like a throwback that’s making a comeback. It’s totally back in dinner rotation. Get ready to devour this buttery, lemony, garlicky goodness.

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How to make Lemon Garlic Swordfish

  1. Start off with high quality 1-inch thick swordfish fillets.
  2. It’s important to towel-dry the fish so that all excess water/moisture is removed. Give it a sprinkle of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper on both sides.
  3. Swordfish is a steaky white fish that is firm, with great flavor potential. It stands up really well to pan-roasting with a large oven-proof pan, so that’s exactly what we do here. We start off with browning one side of the fish for a few minutes and then immediately flipping the fish over to its other side and transferring the pan into a hot oven.
  4. It only takes 5-ish minutes for the fish to finish cooking in the oven; as a rule of thumb, always try to have your fish just-cooked and no more. Avoid overcooking at all costs, as that is what makes fish lose its tender texture.
  5. Lastly, you’ll slather on the amazing butter-garlic-lemon mixture. The flavor combination is stunning and perfect over swordfish.
  6. It’ll taste like you spent way more time on it than you actually did. Enjoy 🙂

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This buttery Lemon Garlic Swordfish is stunningly delicious. This recipe results in a tender, flavor-packed fish that tastes like you spent way more time on it than you did.

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Author: Amy Dong

Ingredients

For the Lemon Garlic Mixture:

For the Fish:

  • 2 TB olive oil
  • 2 1-inch thick each swordfish fillets, about 6-7 oz each
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F with rack on middle position. In a small pan, combine all Lemon Garlic Mixture ingredients and stir to fully combine. Set aside.

  • Use paper towels to pat-dry all excess moisture from the swordfish fillets. Evenly sprinkle both sides of fillets with pinches of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.

  • In a large, oven-proof pan, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, add the swordfish fillets to pan and let cook until browned on one side, about 3 minutes (do not move fish around much.) Carefully flip fish fillets over to the other side, turn stove off, and immediately transfer pan into hot oven.

  • Let fish roast about 5-6 minutes or just until the top is golden and center is just cooked through. Take care not to overcook. A minute before fish is done cooking in oven, cook small pan of prepared lemon-garlic mixture over medium high heat, constantly stirring, just until melted and bubbly. Immediately turn heat off and pour mixture over the cooked fish. Be sure to pour on any juices from the swordfish pan as well.

Notes

  • This dish is amazing with Easy Rice Pilaf with MushroomsorFarro Salad with Butternut and Avocado
  • A large splatter guard really helps against those random oil sizzles from getting everywhere, while still allowing plenty of ventilation.

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Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 18.5g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 71.4mg | Sodium: 696.4mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.4g

Course: fish, Main, seafood

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose

Method: Oven, pan fry, roast, Stovetop

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FAQs

How to make garlic lemon swordfish dreamlight valley? ›

How to Make the Lemon Garlic Swordfish Recipe
  1. 1 Swordfish.
  2. 1 Lemon.
  3. 1 Garlic. Once you've gathered the required ingredients, head to a cooking station and place the above items into the pot - you'll need one piece of coal to start the cooking process.
Jan 30, 2023

Should swordfish be rinsed before cooking? ›

Rinse the swordfish steaks in cold water and pat dry. (Don't remove the fish skin, it will help keep the steaks from falling apart when grilling. You can always remove after the fish is cooked before serving, if you want.)

How do you not overcook swordfish? ›

Use high heat to sear the outside, and let it stay a little rare in the middle, about 5 minutes on one side, then 2 to 3 minutes on the other for an inch-thick steak. The uneven time gives you a great sear on one side (the side you serve facing up) while not overcooking the swordfish.

Where is Swordfish Disney Dreamlight? ›

Swordfish can be caught when fishing for orange ripples in the Dazzle Beach biome. You will generally want to fish when it is not raining because, while it is raining, orange ripples in Dazzle Beach may spawn Fugu instead of Swordfish.

Should you soak swordfish in milk before cooking? ›

To eliminate strong, fishy flavors, tuna, swordfish, shark and marlin can be soaked in milk for a couple of hours before being cooked, a technique the French use for calf's liver.

What happens if you don't rinse fish before cooking? ›

Remove the scales from fish if a recipe calls for it, but leave your fish unrinsed to prevent your kitchen from becoming a breeding ground for germs.

Should swordfish be room temperature before cooking? ›

It's important to make sure your swordfish is thawed to room temperature before grilling to promote even cooking. Additionally, have olive oil on hand and make sure your fish isn't dry to prevent it from sticking to the grill grates.

Why should swordfish be avoided? ›

Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury. 2. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury.

How can you tell if swordfish is done without a thermometer? ›

The Butter Knife Test

If the knife feels warm, the fish should be done. If it's still cool, you need to cook a bit longer. Just remember to be gentle with your knife so that the fish doesn't flake apart!

Why is my swordfish rubbery? ›

Undercooked, it is rubbery. Unlike, say, salmon, which doesn't dry out as much as it cooks, swordfish needs to be served medium well, to the point where it is just cooked through but still juicy.

How to make lemon dreamlight valley? ›

3 Lemons can be harvested from Lemon trees every 27 minutes. Lemon trees are found at: Forest of Valor. Glade of Trust.

What recipe do I make in the cave Dreamlight Valley? ›

Disney Dreamlight Valley Mystical Cave cooking puzzle

Destroy the biggest rock, and a gold chest will pop out that contains a recipe book for Veggie Pasta - a three-star recipe that uses the exact ingredients you just grew. Use the cooker to get a Veggie Pasta dish cooked and the final Magic Gate will be gone.

What is the recipe for root beer in Dreamlight Valley? ›

To make Root Beer, you will need to use the following recipe:
  1. Ginger.
  2. Sugarcane.
  3. Vanilla.
Sep 22, 2023

What is the recipe for glass in Dreamlight Valley? ›

Glass is made from five Sand and one Coal Ore. Sand can be farmed on Dazzle Beach. Dazzle Beach is one of the Biomes hidden behind giant night thorns.

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