Tuna Steak Côte d’Azur Style
Author: Alain Braux
Recipe type: Main Course
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Serves: 4
Tuna is a very meaty fish, the closest to red meat. It needs strong flavors to work with. This recipe provides you all the scents of Provence.
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds tuna filet, about 1½ inches thick, cut into 4 fillets
- Marinade:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- A few sprigs of savory
- A few sprigs of thyme
- A few rosemary leaves
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Sauce:
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, sliced thin
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1-28 oz can of Glen Muir crushed tomatoes with basil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp dried savory
- ½ tsp dried rosemary leaves
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp capers, drained and chopped
- ½ cup black small olives Nicoises, drained and chopped fine
- To cook and serve the tuna:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the fish:
- Brush the tuna steaks with olive oil, then sprinkle the herbs all over them on both sides. Press them in. Let sit at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours.
- Prepare the sauce:
- Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium heat, sauté the onion and garlic until soft but not caramelized.
- Add the canned tomatoes with the juice.
- Add the herbs, salt and pepper.
- Simmer for a while until the liquid has mostly evaporated.
- Lower the heat, add the chopped capers and black olives. Stir in gently. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Set aside.
- Cook the tuna:
- Remove the herbs from the tuna. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In a large frying pan on high heat, warm up the oil. Add your tuna filets and cook no more than 4 minutes per side.
- Remove the skin and serve.
- Place on heated plates, spoon the sauce over each filet and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Notes
Chef’s tip: I serve this fish with oven-roasted Rosemary new potatoes. Délicieux!
Marinating Tuna Steak Provencal
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