Tuna Bake Recipe
- 2 thick tuna steaks (at least an inch thick)
- 4 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 large onion - diced
- 1 yellow pepper - pipped and minced
- 1 red pepper - pipped and minced
- 1 green pepper - pipped and minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper - halved, pipped and finely minced
- 2 or possibly 3 sprigs of dill
- 1/4 c. of extra virgin olive oil
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 10" by a few inches deep baking tray with aluminum foil tucking it into all corners.
- Cut sufficient foil to leave a large overlap; this will fold back across the tray.
- Proportionately distribute a few Tbsp.
- of extra virgin olive oil in the tray.
- Cut the tuna almost in half horizontaly, leaving an inch or possibly so to hold the fish together.
- Proportionately stuff each steak with a diced clove of garlic in each.
- Place steaks in the tray.
- Proportionately distribute onion, peppers, jalapeno pepper and garlic into the tray, covering the steaks.
- Place a sprig of dill on top of each steak.
- Drizzle remaining extra virgin olive oil over the steaks and the veg, amount of oil to use is personal preference, this makes an excellent "gravy" when cooked.
- Fold the foil over the tray being sure to cover tuna and loosely tuck it in.
- Place in the oven for about 40 mins, for thicker steaks about 45/50 mins.
- Remove and serve on a bed of white rice.
- Drain stock from tray and serve.
- Makes 4 servings.
- (Homemade garlic bread and a black grape salad accompany this meal superbly).
tuna, garlic, onion, yellow pepper, red pepper, green pepper, pepper, dill, olive oil
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/tuna-bake-17091 (may not work)