Thon En Chartreuse Tuna With Vegetables And Wine Recipes

BRAISED TUNA IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Use a heavy, lidded saute pan, large enough to hold the tuna and vegetables comfortably. Over medium-low heat, saute the onion slices, garlic and julienned red pepper strips in the oil until the vegetables are soft.
• Dry tuna steak. Push vegetables to edge of pan and turn heat to medium-high. Quickly brown tuna on both sides. (Add more oil if needed.) When tuna is nicely browned, add wine and let it come to a boil. Turn heat to low, cover pan and steam tuna in wine for 8 to 12 minutes, to desired degree of doneness.
• Add olives, capers and shredded peel and stir to mix with vegetables.
• Remove fish and place on a warm platter. Distribute vegetables over and around fish. Turn heat to high and rapidly boil down the juices in the pan until they are reduced to 2 or 3 tablespoons of syrupy glaze. Add to the fish and serve immediately.

THON EN CHARTREUSE (TUNA WITH VEGETABLES AND WINE)

Steps:

• Fill a large, wide saute pan 3/4 full with water, add the lemon juice, and bring to a boil. Blanch tuna in the boiling water for about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and place tuna on a cutting board. Make small slits in the tuna and push the anchovy strips into them.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large heavy saute pan. Once oil begins to shimmer, add the onions and carrots and saute for 5 minutes. Add the tuna, cover, and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic, lettuce and sorrel (if using). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover pan again and continue to cook over low heat for 10 minutes. The lettuce should exude some water, but check the veggies periodically to make sure they aren't sticking.
• Once the lettuce water has been absorbed, add the wine. Cover and simmer over low heat until the fish is done, basting occasionally. This should take about 15 more minutes.
• Carefully remove the tuna from the pan with a large spatula and place on a warmed serving platter. Place the cooked veggies around the tuna and serve immediately.