Tuna Al Tarocco Recipes

TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• Cut the tuna into 1/4-inch dice and place it in a very large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, wasabi, soy sauce, hot red pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour over the tuna, add the scallions and jalapeno, and mix well. Cut the avocados in half, remove the seed, and peel. Cut the avocados into 1/4-inch dice. Carefully mix the avocado into the tuna mixture. Add the toasted sesame seeds, if using, and season to taste. Allow the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend. Serve on crackers.

FRESH TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Place tuna in medium bowl; sprinkle with taco seasoning. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna; sauté to desired doneness, about 3 minutes for medium. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in sour cream mixture. Cook just until heated through, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes (do not boil).
• Heat taco shells in microwave 20 seconds. Fill taco shells with tuna mixture.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

TARRAGON TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the tuna, celery and onion. Combine the mayonnaise, parsley, lemon juice, tarragon, mustard and pepper. Stir into tuna mixture. If desired, serve on lettuce leaves.

TUNA AL TAROCCO

Steps:

• First make the vinaigrette. In a small pan over high heat, bring the blood-orange juice to a boil, and reduce by half. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the reduced orange juice, mustard, vinegar and salt to taste. Whisk to blend, and slowly whisk in 1/2 cup of the olive oil until emulsified. Set aside. Grate and reserve the zest from the orange. Cut any remaining peel and pith from the orange. Over a bowl, cut the orange into segments, reserving the segments and juices released into the bowl.
• In a 10-to-12-inch saute pan over high heat, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, and add the scallions. Saute until the scallions are softened, 30 to 45 seconds. Add the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Saute until the mushrooms are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the radicchio, orange segments and any juice. Toss to wilt, 30 to 45 seconds. Transfer to a platter, and keep warm.
• In a small bowl, combine the orange zest, pine nuts, and fennel fronds; set aside. In a 12-inch saute pan over high heat, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until smoking. Season the tuna steaks with salt and pepper to taste, and add to the pan. Saute for 4 to 5 minutes, then turn the steaks and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes, for medium rare. Transfer to the serving platter, laying the steaks on top of the radicchio mixture. Sprinkle the blood orange vinaigrette over the steaks, and top with the orange zest mixture. Serve immediately.

TUNA PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring up to a boil. Salt the water and cook penne to al dente.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with 3 turns of the pan EVOO over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, cook a minute or 2, then add tuna and break it up with your spoon. Add olives and capers, cook a minute or 2 more, then add vermouth or white wine; stir and cook down a minute. If using whole tomatoes, place a colander over a bowl, crush up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, then add tomatoes and their juice to pan. Otherwise, stir in diced tomatoes and juice. Add parsley, zest and black pepper, then simmer the sauce a couple of minutes more.
• Add a couple of ladles of starchy pasta-cooking water to the sauce. Drain pasta, add to the skillet and toss to coat. Serve with some nice crusty bread.

TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• For the ginger pickled carrots: Combine the sugar, vinegar and 2 cups water in a pot and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Pour into a plastic container and let cool completely.
• Once cooled, add the carrots and ginger to the pickling liquid¿make sure they are completely covered by the liquid. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before using (24 hours is best).
• For the sweet potato puree: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pierce the skins of the sweet potatoes and bake until tender, about 45 minutes. (Leave the oven on for heating up the tortillas.)
• Once cooked, cut the sweet potatoes in half and scoop the flesh into a food processor. Add the butter and honey and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Hold hot until ready to plate.
• For the tuna: Combine the Cajun seasoning and salt, and mix. Sprinkle the tuna pieces with the spice mixture. Heat a large saute pan over high heat until the pan begins to smoke. Add the grapeseed oil to the pan and then sear the tuna on two sides, leaving it rare in the center. Remove the tuna from the pan and let rest for 5 minutes.
• For the guacamole: Scoop the avocado flesh into a bowl. Add the red onions, tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice, and mash with a fork to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• To build the taco: Heat the tortillas in the oven just until warm, not crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sweet potato puree onto each tortilla. Add a piece of tuna, then top with about 1 ounce of the pickled carrots and 1 tablespoon of the guacamole. Garnish with two sprigs of cilantro and serve.

HERBED GRILLED TUNA IN FOIL (PESCE AL CARTOCCIO)

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, salt, pepper, mint leaves and oregano in a non-reactive pan.
• Marinate the tuna slices in the liquid for 15 minutes.
• Prepare a large piece of aluminium foil for each slice of fish, by brushing the foil with oil and lining it with sliced onions.
• Drain the fish and place each slice on a piece of aluminium foil.
• Cover with another layer of onions.
• Tightly seal the foil around each slice of fish and cook on the grill for 10-15 minutes per side, or in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.

TRIPLE CITRUS TUNA STEAK

Steps:

• Prepare marinade: Whisk orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, red onion, habanero pepper, vinegar, garlic, and oregano together in a bowl large enough to hold the tuna steaks.
• Prepare salsa: Combine mango, red onion, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl. Set aside.
• Prepare tuna: Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Place in the bowl with the marinade and turn to coat. Marinate for about 30 minutes.
• While tuna is marinating, crush potato chips as fine as possible in a blender. Transfer to a bowl.
• Remove tuna from the marinade and press into the crushed chips until both sides are well coated.
• Heat heavy-bottomed nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter and heat until butter melts and foam subsides. Add tuna and sear for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the skillet.
• To serve, top tuna with chile sauce and serve with jasmine rice and mango salsa.

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.

FRESH TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Combine oil, lime juice, vinegar, jalapeno, cilantro, salt, chili powder, and black pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Add tuna and coat well. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add small amounts of tuna at a time, turning every 10 to 15 seconds until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Saute until tomatoes release all their juices, about 3 minutes. Add tuna, salt, and cumin. Saute for 1 minute. Stir in eggs and cilantro; cook until eggs are set, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons of the tuna mixture onto each corn tortilla. Top each with a slice of avocado, lime juice, and hot sauce.

TUNA AL TAROCCO

Steps:

• First make the vinaigrette. In a small pan over high heat, bring the blood-orange juice to a boil, and reduce by half. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the reduced orange juice, mustard, vinegar and salt to taste. Whisk to blend, and slowly whisk in 1/2 cup of the olive oil until emulsified. Set aside. Grate and reserve the zest from the orange. Cut any remaining peel and pith from the orange. Over a bowl, cut the orange into segments, reserving the segments and juices released into the bowl.
• In a 10-to-12-inch saute pan over high heat, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, and add the scallions. Saute until the scallions are softened, 30 to 45 seconds. Add the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Saute until the mushrooms are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the radicchio, orange segments and any juice. Toss to wilt, 30 to 45 seconds. Transfer to a platter, and keep warm.
• In a small bowl, combine the orange zest, pine nuts, and fennel then set aside. In a 12-inch saute pan over high heat, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until smoking. Season the tuna steaks with salt and pepper to taste, and add to the pan. Saute for 4 to 5 minutes, then turn the steaks and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes, for medium rare. An additional 2 to 3 minutes for well done. Transfer to the serving platter, laying the steaks on top of the radicchio mixture. Sprinkle the blood orange vinaigrette over the steaks, and top with the orange zest mixture. Serve immediately.