Poached tuna in olive oil with spices


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How to cook - Poached tuna in olive oil with spices
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Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Delicious sandwiches with tender tuna meat poached in olive oil with spices.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 4-5 stems of fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 large bay leaves
  • 2 large cloves of garlic
  • 700 gr. tuna, cut into 2.5 cm thick slices.
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped or 1/2 small bulb fennel, finely chopped
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 small fresh chili pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 small sweet pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup pitted black olives
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
  • 2-3 tbsp capers
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh tarragon, finely chopped
  • Seafood seasoning
  • 170 g very sharp white Cheddar or Gruyere cheese
  • Brioche buns, cut



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Pour oil into a frying pan, add thyme, lemon zest (scraped into strips), bay leaves, and minced garlic. Place on the stove and bring to a gentle simmer over medium-high heat.

    Remove the pan from the heat and add the sliced ​​fish. Let it sit for 20 minutes. Then remove the fish, reserving the cooking oil, cool, and shred the fish.
  2. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice with 1/3 cup of the used oil. Whisk and season with salt and pepper. Add the celery, onion, hot and sweet peppers, olives, parsley, capers, and tarragon.

    Season the fish with a little seafood seasoning and add to the salad. Toss with a long-toothed fork. Cover and let sit.

  3. Preheat oven with grill function to high temperature.
  4. Grate Cheddar or Gruyere cheese on a coarse grater.
  5. Place the tuna salad on the bottom halves of the buns and sprinkle with cheese. Bake the sandwiches in the oven for 2 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Serve hot.





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