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Tuna steaks in tomato sauce

This is an edited extract from Eat Like A Sardinian: Live to 100 by Francesco Mattana (Murdoch Books, RRP$45)

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
  • 2 x 120g tuna steaks
  • 1 banana shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
  • ½ red chilli, thinly sliced
  • 300g baby plum tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved
  • just under ½ cup Vermentino or a dry white wine like Sauvignon Blanc
  • 5g fresh parsley, finely chopped, plus 1 sprig, for garnish
  • 10 Taggiasca olives, pitted
  • fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat half the oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Add the anchovies and cook for 1 minute, then add the tuna steaks and cook for 1 minute on each side. Remove them from the pan and set aside on a plate.

    2 Add the remaining oil, the shallot, garlic and chilli to the pan. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly, before adding the tomatoes and wine. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, piercing half the tomatoes with a fork halfway through cooking so that they release their juices.

    3 Taste and lightly season the sauce with salt and pepper as needed, then stir in the chopped parsley and olives. Place the tuna on top, cover again and cook for 1 minute, so it is still pink in the middle.

    4 Serve garnished with a few parsley leaves. Tuna steaks can become dry if left too long after cooking, so enjoy straight away.

    HFG tip

    If you prefer not to use wine, use water instead and add the juice from ¼ lemon just before serving.

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