Tuna Steaks With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Food

TUNA AND RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• In large serving bowl, combine roasted red peppers, tuna, parsley, olive oil, capers, garlic, and salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta. Toss immediately with tuna mixture.

ROASTED RED PEPPER FILLED WITH TUNA

Steps:

• Roast the pepper directly over a gas burner or under the broiler, turning often until uniformly charred. Remove from the heat, and place in a bowl. Cover tightly, and allow to cool.
• While you're waiting for the pepper to cool, make the tuna filling. Combine the garlic and a generous pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle, and mash to a paste. Add the anchovy, if using, and mash with the garlic. Add the capers, and mash together. In a bowl, break up the tuna with a fork, then stir in the garlic mixture, the lemon juice, olive oil and the yogurt. Add more yogurt or olive oil if the mixture seems dry. Season to taste with pepper (it should not need salt), and stir in the parsley.
• When the pepper is cool enough to handle, peel and discard the blackened skin, rinse briefly and pat dry. Cut away the top, then cut or pull apart the pepper into thirds. Remove seeds and membranes, holding the pepper over a bowl so that you can catch any juice. Lay the pepper pieces on a plate. Season with a little salt and pepper if desired, and fill with the tuna mixture. Serve.

TUNA STEAKS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to a hot skillet.
• Sear tuna steaks on both sides.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter and stir in 1 tablespoon of flour.
• Add 3/4 cup of white wine and then add the flour and butter mixture.
• Add roasted red pepers and seasonings.
• Stir sauce until mixed well.
• Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until desired doneness is reached.

PEPPER SEARED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Combine black pepper and sesame seeds in bowl.
• Press tuna steaks into mixture, until coated.
• Heat sesame oil over medium-high heat.
• Add tuna steaks and sear about 1- 1 1/2 minutes each side (I like mine rare in the center, longer if you prefer well-cooked tuna).
• Transfer steaks to tented aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add a touch more oil to pan, then add soy sauce and sherry.
• Add garlic and most of green onion (reserving some of the tops).
• If too much has boiled off, add a bit of red wine if necessary.
• Reduce heat and simmer until mixture is slightly reduced, scraping up any brown bits, about 1 minute.
• Spoon sauce over tuna steaks, and sprinkle remaining green onion on top.
• Note: if you want to make more of this sauce, it tastes fantastic, and goes great with rices, potatoes, roasted veggies, etc.
• In the photo, I cross-cut Italian bread, drizzled with olive oil and briefly toasted.

PAN-SEARED STEAKS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine garlic powder, pepper and 1/4 tsp salt. Rub on both sides of steak.
• Place a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add steaks; cook 2 - 3 minutes on each side, or until done.
• While steaks are cooking, place peppers and remaining 1/4 tsp salt in container of electric blender. Cover and process until smooth.
• Serve steaks with red pepper sauce.