Grilled Tuna with Red Wine Sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 medium shallots, halved
- 3/4 cup Pinot Noir
- 1/2 cup fish stock or clam juice
- 1/2 cup drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 cup pitted oil-cured olives
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- Kosher salt
- Six 6-ounce tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
- Add the shallots and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until just starting to soften and brown, about 3 minutes.
- Add the wine and bring to a boil, then simmer over moderately high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Add the fish stock and simmer over moderately low heat until the liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes; discard the shallots.
- In a food processor, puree the sun-dried tomatoes with the garlic until nearly smooth.
- Add the olives and pulse until a coarse paste forms.
- Add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and pulse to incorporate.
- Scrape the mixture into a medium bowl and whisk in the wine reduction.
- Season the sauce with salt.
- Preheat a large cast-iron skillet or griddle over high heat.
- Brush the tuna steaks with olive oil and season generously with salt.
- Cook over high heat, turning once, until lightly browned outside and rare within, about 2 minutes total.
- Transfer to plates and serve with the sauce.
unsalted butter, shallots, fish stock, drained oil, garlic, pitted oil, extravirgin olive oil, kosher salt, tuna
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-tuna-red-wine-sauce (may not work)