Small Maccheroni with Swordfish

Name: Small Maccheroni with Swordfish (Maccheroncini al Pesce Spada)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: Freshly ground black pepper; 6 to 8 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley; 1 pound swordfish; 1 pound maccheroncini; Salt; 1½ pounds ripe tomatoes; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; ½ medium yellow onion

Maccheroncini al Pesce Spada

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

This dish epitomizes what I have found true Sicilian cooking to be: fresh tasting, light, and fragrant.

Ingredients

½ medium yellow onion
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1½ pounds

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Fill a pot for the pasta with at least 6 quarts water, place over high heat, and bring to a boil.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Put it in a 12-inch skillet with the olive oi