Maltese Baked Tuna
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 onions, small, diced
- salt, to taste (Note, nutritional analysis for sodium will be incorrect, you must account for the salt you add!)
- black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- 1 lb baking potato, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs tuna, as steaks, ca. 1/2 inch thick, usually around 4 steaks
- 1 lb plum tomato, halved and cored
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed but left whole
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup of fresh mint, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Brush the sides and bottom of a baking dish with some of the olive oil; if using a slow cooker, simply brush the bottom and lower part of the cooking bowl.
- Scatter the onions on the bottom of the baking dish.
- Season with salt and pepper; use sea salt for authenticity or kosher salt.
- Layer potato slices to cover then onions, then season lightly.
- Alternate as needed until all onions and potatoes are used up.
- Put the tuna steaks on top of the last layer, then cover with the tomato halves, cut side down.
- Add the garlic cloves, then pour in the water.
- Pour the remaining olive oil and red wine vinegar over the tomatoes, then sprinkle the mint and parsley over the entire top.
- Season as taste dictates with salt and pepper.
- Cover the baking dish (aluminum foil if the dish doesn't have a cover).
- Bake until the potatoes are fork tender (usually around 45-60 minutes).
- Let rest for 10 minutes, serve hot.
extra virgin olive oil, onions, salt, black pepper, baking potato, tuna, tomato, garlic, water, red wine vinegar, mint, fresh parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/maltese-baked-tuna-196221 (may not work)