Tuna with Tomato Sauce (Thon A La Sauce Tomate) Recipes

Ingredients :

30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil

4 medium fresh tuna steaks

4 shallots, skinned and chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

4 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped

1 bouquet garni

150ml (1/4 pint) red wine

150ml (1/4 pint) fish stock or water

1 anchovy, chopped

salt and freshly milled black pepper

15g (1/2 oz) butter

10ml (2 tsp) plain flour

15ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh parsley

Method :

Heat the oil in a large gratin dish. Add the tuna and fry on both sides until golden.

Remove from the dish. Add the shallots and garlic and gently fry until soft. Carefully drain off the excess oil. Add the tomatoes, bouquet garni, wine, stock and anchovy to the dish. Place the tuna on top of the vegetables and season well.

Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the bouquet garni and tuna, keeping the tuna hot. Blend the butter and flour together until smooth to make a beurre manie. Put the gratin dish over a medium heat and stir in small pieces of the beurre manie. Cook until the sauce thickens, stirring. Replace the tuna and sprinkle with the parsley.

Serves 4

Although fresh tuna is now more readily available, you may have to order it from your fishmonger.

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