Grilled Swordfish With Spicy Tropical Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 orange
• 1 small red onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped scallion tops
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, packed in juice
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 lbs swordfish

Recipe

• 1 peel the orange, removing all the bitter pith and coarsely chop. coarsely chop the onion. chop the scallion greens. set aside.
• 2 in a sauce pan, toss the orange, onion, scallion greens and pineapple along with its juice, tomato paste, garlic, cornstarch, salt, hot pepper flakes and cayenne. bring to a boil over medium heat. keep stirring as to not burn. cook uncovered, for about 10 minutes. keep stirring.
• 3 reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered until it gets nice and thick, about 10 minutes.
• 4 cut the swordfish into four steaks.
• 5 top each steak with 1/4th of the sauce and grill, turning once, for about 12 minutes or until the steaks flake when tested with a fork.
• 6 note: you can prepare the sauce in advance.