Herb-Seared Tuna with Caponata and Warm Lemon Creme Fraiche

Name: Herb-Seared Tuna with Caponata and Warm Lemon Creme Fraiche
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 fillets anchovy fillets, coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 3 Tbsps capers, drained; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 59 milliliters creme fraiche; 4 larges Japanese eggplants or 1 large Italian eggplant, cubed; 1 bunches fresh basil, hand-torn; 237 milliliters finely chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, parsley, and chives; 1 garlic clove; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters pitted kalamata olives; 2 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lemon, zest finely grated; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 59 milliliters raisins; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 pinch Pinch sugar; 2 tomatoes, halved and seeds squeezed out, coarsely chopped; 454 grams sushi-quality tuna loin

Need A mixture of kalamatan olives, basil, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert.

Instructions

Pour the oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the anchovies and red pepper flakes and cook and stir for a few minutes to create a base flavor. Fry the eggplant in the anchovy oil, until it gets brown and sticky, stirring often.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Anchovies

Eggplant

Base

Cooking Oil

Add the tomatoes, red pepper, onion, and garlic, continue to cook until the vegetables break down and soften, about 15 minutes. Toss in the capers, raisins, olives, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and basil; season with salt and pepper. Lower the heat and slowly simmer until thick, about 20 to 30 minutes. The caponata tastes great hot, cold or at room temperature.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Red Pepper

Vegetable

Tomato

Raisins

Capers

Garlic

Olives

Basil

Onion

Sugar

Put the chicken stock, garlic, and lemon zest in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Simmer gently until the stock is reduced by half and thickened slightly. Take the pot off the heat, fish out the garlic, and add the creme fraiche. Just before you are ready to plate the dish, buzz the sauce with a handheld blender until it's thick and frothy.

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Stock

Creme Fraiche

Lemon Zest

Garlic

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Fish

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Pot

To make the tuna: Rub a little olive oil on the piece of tuna. and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Tuna

Dry Seasoning Rub

Put the chopped herbs in a flat dish and roll in the herbs to coat.

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Herbs

Roll

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. When the oil gets hazy, lay the herb-coated tuna in the hot pan and sear for approximately 1 1/2 minutes on each side; as the tuna cooks, the red meat will become whiter.

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Olive Oil

Red Meat

Tuna

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Transfer the tuna to a cutting board and slice.

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Tuna

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To serve: Spoon the caponata on the bottom of 2 plates, lay the herb-seared tuna slices around the center, and drizzle the whole thing with the frothy lemon creme fraiche sauce.

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Creme Fraiche

Lemon

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Tuna

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Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna can be paired with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. You could try GEN5 Merlot. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.