Open Lasagna #pastarmando with Swordfish Zighinì: the Mediterranean flavor of zighinì, typical of Somalia and Eritrea; a stew reminiscent of the famous Genovese but made with swordfish, Gaeta olives, and capers. Chef Alessandro Borghese uses clarified butter because it's lighter, pre-cooked, more concentrated, and has a higher smoke point. A proper zighinì requires berbere, a spice blend made with chili pepper, ginger, coriander, rue, allspice, and cloves: lasagna, zighinì, lasagna, and then more zighinì and two basil leaves—an explosion of flavors!
Ingredients for 4 people
12 sheets of fresh lasagna
350 g of swordfish
2 vine-ripened tomatoes
100 g of pitted Gaeta olives
2 large yellow onions
20 g of berbere
60 g clarified butter
240 g of peeled tomatoes
60 g of capers
EVO oil to taste
salt to taste
basil to taste
Preparation Chop the onion and sauté it in a pan with the clarified butter. Add the diced tomatoes, pitted olives, and capers. Meanwhile, dice the swordfish and add it to the soffritto. Sprinkle with the barbarese, add the peeled tomatoes, and season with salt. Cook for 20 minutes over low heat. Meanwhile, bring the water for the pasta to a boil, add salt, and lower the pasta sheets. Drain and pour into a bowl. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Serve alternating the swordfish sauce with the pasta sheets. Garnish with a few fresh basil leaves.