Home Cured Tuna in Olive Oil
- 2 1/2 pounds fresh tuna fillets
- Sea salt
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh oregano
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh marjoram
- Extra virgin olive oil, to cover
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
- In a baking dish just large enough to hold the tuna in 1 layer, place the tuna and sprinkle generously with the salt on both sides.
- Add the garlic, oregano and marjoram, then add enough olive oil to completely cover the tuna.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven.
- Cook until the tuna is thoroughly cooked and flakes easily, 3 to 4 hours.
- Note: this will depend on the thickness of your tuna; you will know that it is done when it flakes easily and the fillets feel firm from the edges all the way to the center.
- Carefully remove the baking dish from the oven and set on a rack to cool completely.
- Transfer the tuna, with enough oil to cover, to jars, and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 months in advance.
- Alternatively, tuna may be transferred to sterile mason jars and filled with olive oil within 1/2-inch of the top and processed in a hot water bath for 10 minutes, cooled, and stored at room temperature for up to 6 months.
- Jars may also be refrigerated for up to 6 months.
tuna, salt, garlic, oregano, marjoram, extra virgin olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/home-cured-tuna-in-olive-oil-recipe.html (may not work)