Pasta With Fresh Tuna And Mint Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA, MINT AND CAPERS.

Steps:

• Put the water onto boil for the pasta, add salt once the water starts boiling.
• Rinse the capers under cold running water to remove the salt.
• Then put the capers, the mint and drained tuna into a food processor or blender ( I used a hand held mixer)
• Add the olive oil, the juice from the lemon, plus some grated lemon rind and season with freshly ground pepper.
• Cook the pasta al dente in the boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet.
• When the pasta is almost cooked remove a cup of the cooking water. Add half of this water to the ingredients for the dressing and pulse a few times until you have a rough sauce. (you don't want it to be too smooth)
• Once the pasta is done cooking, drain it and return it to the pan with the dressing.
• Add the rest of the saved pasta cooking water and mix everything together until the sauce starts to look creamy.
• Serve immediately with a few whole capers and a bit of mint sprinkled on top.Buon Appetito!

PASTA WITH FRESH TUNA AND MINT

Steps:

• Add 4 tablespoons oil and the onion to a large skillet.
• Cook over low heat until the onion is tender, about 10-12 minutes.
• Add in the tomatoes and salt/pepper to taste; cook over medium heat, partly covered, until the juices thicken and a sauce forms, about 15 minutes.
• Cut the tuna into ½-inch dice; season with salt and pepper.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to a separate medium-size skillet, over medium heat.
• Add in tuna and toss until the tuna is cooked on the surface but still pink at the center.
• When the sauce has thickened, add the tuna, mint, and garlic; cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tuna is just cooked.
• Cook the conchiglie rigate in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente; drain well; place pasta in a serving bowl, add the sauce and toss gently; serve immediately.

SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA-MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Reserve 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking water and then drain.
• Stir the tuna, shallots and red pepper flakes together in a large bowl. Season with salt, pepper. Stir in the cooked pasta, the reserved 3/4 cup pasta cooking water and mint.
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FUSILLI WITH FRESH TUNA & MINT

Steps:

• 1. Peel the garlic and toss in large pan with about 5tbs olive oil. When it starts to sizzle, add the tuna steaks. The oil must be very hot for we want to brown the tuna very quickly on the outside, whilst keeping the inside pink and moist (about 1 min. per side). Season with salt & pepper. Remove steaks and reserve.
• 2. Add the tomatoes, turn heat down, season with salt & pepper. Toss the fusilli in a pot of boiling water (salted, about 1 tbsp per liter), add a couple tbsp olive oil and leave to simmer away. Simple and straight, we don't want to mess around with too many flavors and herbs.
• 3. When the pasta is about to be ready (follow instructions on the packet),remove the garlic,dice your tuna steaks into 1/2 inch cubes and add to the tomatoes. Turn heat off. Chop parsley and mint and toss in with the rest. don't worry if it's a bit dry, you can always add some olive oil or, better, some of the pasta's cooking water.
• 4. Drain the fusilli and add to the pan. Toss and mix for the sauce to coat the pasta. If necessary add some of the pasta's water. transfer to serving dish. Decorate with more chopped parsley, a drizzle of olive oil for the shine, and a couple of mint leaves. Sicilian Inzolia (white)is a heavenly match for it. Watch a video of how I prepare this dish by clicking on the "video" icon underneath the picture on this page.

PASTA WITH MINT AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. When it boils, cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Drain pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid.
• Toss pasta in a warmed bowl with 2 or 3 tablespoons cooking liquid, the butter, mint and half the cheese. Taste and adjust seasoning, then serve, passing remaining Parmesan at the table.