Icelandic-Style Broiled Swordfish

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   Wash and pat fish steaks to remove any slime from their travels (and pre-heat broiler)

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   Prepare cedar plank with a little of the olive oil

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   Use the rest of the olive oil (or to taste) to rub down the steaks -- this helps keep them juicy during the broiling process

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   Arrange steaks on plank, and cover with arbor vitae branchlets (arbor vitae is a common landscape bush, related to the cedars -- make sure you find on that hasn't been exposed to lawn chemicals and such!)

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   Optional: If broiling under flame, you may feel more safe wetting down the arbor vitae first. It normally scorches a bit in the progress of broiling -- but you don't want a fire!

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   Broil according to the directions with your oven for broiling fish. Devices vary!

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   When done, set the arbor vitae as a bed on a large platter. Quarter the lemon, and squeeze one quarter over all three steaks, and put a quarter on each steak as a useful adornment, for serving. It looks fantastic, and the smoky smell of the arbor vitae is unforgettable once you try it.

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   If using capers, scatter capers on each steak.

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   Serve hot!

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