Name: Anchovy and garlic tuna with tomato and oregano
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kilogram tuna fillet, trimmed, skinned; 3 clove garlic, sliced thinly; 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh oregano leaves; 8 drained anchovy fillets, halved; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly; 4 large roma tomatoes (360g), seeded, chopped coarsely; 1/4 cup (60ml) balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoon dry white wine; 1/4 cup (60ml) fish stock; 1 tablespoon drained baby capers, rinsed; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil; Feta and black olive mash; 1 kilogram coarsely chopped potato; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2/3 cup buttermilk, warmed; 200 gram finely chopped feta; 1/2 cup thinly sliced black olives

Anchovy and garlic tuna with tomato and oregano

Served on a feta and black olive mash, these tender slices of tuna cooked in tomato and anchovy will melt in your mouth.

Ingredients

1 kilogram tuna fillet, trimmed, skinned

3 clove garlic, sliced thinly

1/4 cup firmly packed fresh oregano leaves

8 drained anchovy fillets, halved

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly

4 large roma tomatoes (360g), seeded, chopped coarsely

1/4 cup (60ml) balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoon dry white wine

1/4 cup (60ml) fish stock

1 tablespoon drained baby capers, rinsed

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil

Feta and black olive mash

1 kilogram coarsely chopped potato

2 tablespoon olive oil

2/3 cup buttermilk, warmed

200 gram finely chopped feta

1/2 cup thinly sliced black olives

Method

1.Preheat oven to 190°C.

2.Using sharp knife, make 16 cuts in tuna; press 16 slices of the garlic, 16 oregano leaves and anchovy halves into cuts.

3.Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in medium deep flameproof baking dish; cook tuna, uncovered, until browned. Remove from dish.

4.Heat remaining oil in same dish; cook onion, stirring, until soft. Combine tomato, vinegar, wine, stock, remaining garlic and remaining oregano in dish then add tuna; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, in oven about 10 minutes or until tuna is cooked as desired.

5.Remove tuna from dish; slice thinly. Stir capers and basil into sauce in dish.

6.Meanwhile, to make feta and black olive mash, boil, steam or microwave potato until tender; drain. Mash in large bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil until smooth. Stir in buttermilk, feta and olives. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon of olive oil.

7.Serve tuna with sauce and mash.

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