Adobong Swordfish
As with my daughter, Liane, the making of this adobong swordfish was purely accidental. When I found out I was pregnant at twenty, my initial reaction was, “Ohhh, shit!”. Then I saw her and knew she was the best thing that could ever and will ever happen in my life.I started out with intentions to replicate the ginataang tuna my blogger friend, Gay, was serving at her A Scientist in the Kitchen webspace. I had the swordfish steaks already simmering in the soy sauce mixture when my door bell rang to announce a visitor. Thinking it was our neighbor ringing to borrow sugar or eggs or milk, I opened our door a crack.

I trodded on my half-vacuumed carpet back to my kitchen and found my swordfish steak all caramelized with the soy-sauce mixture. Ohhh, shit! Then I took a piece and tasted the best dish of fish north and south of Norwalk.
Makes 4 Servings
4 swordfish fillets, around 4 to 5 oz each
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 soy sauce
1/2 onion, finely sliced
5 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, finely sliced
1 to 2 pcs bay leaf
2 tbsps vegetable oil
salt
freshly-cracked pepper
chili pepper, optional
In a pot, heat oil. Saute onions, ginger and garlic, until aromatic.
Pour in vinegar and soy sauce. Allow to boil until slightly concentrated, around 3 to 4 minutes. Gently add fish steaks. Season with freshly-cracked pepper to taste. Add chili pepper, if desired.
Cover and simmer until fish flakes easily with a fork and sauce is reduced to almost dry. Season with salt to taste. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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This sounds like a winner!
omg!! this is fantastic!! pass the white rice please
We usually adobo our pork, chicken, but I have not tried fish… This is a good idea! Even healthier!
Hi Everyone!
Yep! Pass the white rice please! I think I had 2 big scoops with the fish. It was that good.
Sounds like a great recipe, “accidental” or otherwise. I guess door-to-door salespeople have their purpose as well.
Very well-trained let me tell you. The guy almost vacuumed himself to a sale…