Basque-style Tuna


Serves: 4 Preparation Time: 1 hour Cooking Time: 20 mins		Method: 1. Prepare the Basque-style tuna : Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add tuna and sear for 1 minute on each side until golden. Remove the tuna from the frying pan. Add the onion, cover and sweat over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent browning. Add the sliced peppers and garlic, cook for another minute. Return tuna to the frying pan, add the tomatoes, wine, bouquet garni and a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the tuna and cover with aluminium foil to keep warm. Bring the remaining ingredients to the boil, reduce for 5 minutes or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Correct the seasoning. 2. Prepare the garnish : Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the ham and sear quickly for 10 seconds on each side (a few slices at a time, adding more oil if required). 3. To serve: arrange the fish on plates, garnish with a few spoonfuls of vegetables. Scatter ham over vegetables, decorate with parsley.

Ingredients: 4 x 185 g thick tuna steak or slice, cut from the loin (or tuna cut from the belly) 30 ml olive oil 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced 1 small yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, chopped 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced 150 ml dry white wine 1 bouquet garni Salt, freshly ground pepper 15 ml olive oil 150 g Bayonne ham, thinly sliced Decoration: Parsley		Chef's tips: Bayonne ham is a speciality of the Basque Country. It can be replaced by Serrano ham. Peeling and seeding tomatoes is an easy process if you follow these instructions : 1.Make a cross on the base of each tomato. 2.Remove the core. 3.Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for 10 seconds, remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of iced water to stop the cooking process. Remove the tomatoes from the water. 4.Peel the skins, starting from the cross. Halve or quarter, remove the seeds. ******* Le Cordon Bleu London offers a variety of short courses in Cuisine and in Pâtisserie. Learn more about our gourmet courses online. To find out more about Le Cordon Bleu cookery books, please visit our online boutique. Please note that we sell cook books and cooking equipment also at our local campuses. For more information, please email us.

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