Sicilian Style Tuna Lasagne Recipes

HOW TO MAKE TUNA LASAGNE

Steps:

• Cook the onion and garlic. Pour the oil into the frying pan and heat over a moderate temperature. When the oil is fairly hot add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion softens.
• Add more ingredients for the sauce. Add the chopped tomato, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, basil and lemon juice. Season well with salt and pepper, mix together and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tuna and remove the pan from the heat.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F, 180 degrees C, or on gas mark 4.
• Make the bechamel sauce. Melt butter in the saucepan, then add the flour and stir in well. While stirring, slowly pour in the milk. Season with salt and pepper. Let the sauce thicken by gradually bringing it to the boil whilst continually stirring. Finally add the parmesan cheese, stir in and remove sauce from the heat.
• Layer the lasagne and sauces in the casserole dish. To build the lasagne, firstly spoon some tuna sauce over the bottom of the casserole dish. Next, add a layer of lasagne and spread some bechamel sauce on top. Finally add a layer of mozzarella. Repeat this process until you've added all the ingredients. The last layer should be the béchamel sauce which will become crisp in the oven.
• Bake the lasagne. Place the dish in the middle of the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until the bechamel sauce has turned golden-brown.
• Serve. When golden and bubbling, remove the lasagne from the oven and serve while piping hot with a fresh, green salad and crusty bread.

SICILIAN-STYLE TUNA LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the tomatoes, peppers, olives, cinnamon and herbs into a pan, cover and simmer for 10 mins until the tomatoes have broken down a little. Add the tuna and season.
• Tip the cream cheese into a bowl, season and mix to loosen a little, adding a splash of water (or milk, if you have some) to make a thick white-sauce consistency. Assemble the lasagne in a baking dish, approx 20 x 30cm. Pour roughly a third of the tuna sauce into the bottom of the dish, top with 4 lasagne sheets, a third of the cream cheese sauce, then repeat the layers twice more. Scatter over the mozzarella and bake for 35 mins until golden and bubbling.

SWEET AND SOUR SICILIAN TUNA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue to cook and stir until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove the onion from the skillet.
• Place the tuna steaks in the same skillet over medium-high heat and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the tuna steaks to a serving tray; keep warm.
• Stir the vinegar and sugar together in the same skillet until sugar is dissolved. Return the onions to the pan, and simmer until the liquid reduces and is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Return the tuna to the pan and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Place the tuna on the warm serving tray and top with the onion and sweet and sour mixture.

LE LASAGNE AUTENTICHE SICILIANE SUPREME

Steps:

• Prepare the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Drain and set aside.
• Cook the ground beef and sausage.
• Drain off the grease.
• Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms to the meat/sausage mixture.
• Saute until onion is tender.
• Add the sugar, salt, basil, fennel seed, pepper, tomatoes and tomato paste. Blend well. Simmer for 1 hour.
• Combine the eggs, ricotta cheese, parsley and salt. Blend well.
• In the bottom of a very large baking pan, spread just enough of the meat mixture to cover the bottom.
• Layer lasagna noodles, meat sauce, black olives, ricotta cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, asiago cheese and parmesan cheese.
• Repeat layering making sure to end with the parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake for 25 additional minutes.

TUNA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Fry onion and garlic in margarine (or butter).
• Add drained Tuna.
• Add tomato soup and water.
• Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring well.
• Now blend the cheese sauce ingredients together- I use the microwave oven to assist me here- just for a few seconds to soften cream cheese and grated cheddar- it helps to get just the right consistency.
• Layer lasagne sheets/noodles, Tuna mixture and cheese sauce in lightly greased lasagne or casserole dish, ending with a layer of cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 180'C (Gas mark 4), for 30-40 minutes.

SICILIAN TUNA

Steps:

• Marinate tuna:
• Combine oil, lemon juice, anchovies, garlic, oregano, and tuna in a large sealable bag and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Let stand at room temperature, turning occasionally, 30 minutes.
• Grill tuna:
• Remove tuna from marinade and shake off any excess. Lightly oil grill pan and heat over medium-high heat until smoking. Grill tuna, turning once, until pale pink in center, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, make sauce:
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add diced celery and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, olives, and capers and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in basil, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper and remove from heat. Spoon sauce over tuna and sprinkle with celery leaves.

SICILIAN-STYLE TUNA STEAKS (TONNO ALLA GHIOTTA)

Steps:

• 1. In a medium skillet over moderately high heat, warm the oil. Season the tuna with salt and pepper and sauté, turning once, until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Remove the tuna and set aside. Do not clean the pan.
• 2. In the same pan over low heat, sauté the onion, stirring frequently, until just tender, about 1 minute. Add the garlic, capers, olives, raisins, and tomatoes, and continue cooking, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes. If the tomatoes don't release much juice, add the fish stock or water to give the sauce some body.
• 3. Return the tuna to the pan and cover it with a tight-fitting lid. Cook over moderate heat until the tuna reaches the desired doneness, 2 to 3 minutes for medium.
• 4. Add the parsley and basil and stir to incorporate, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the fish with the sauce spooned over the top; garnish with pine nuts.