Retro-Metro Fancy Tuna Casserole

Name: Retro-Metro Fancy Tuna Casserole
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams tuna steaks, 1-inch thick -- 2 big steaks; 237 milliliters baby frozen peas; 1 bay leaf; 4 Tbsps butter, divided; 16 smalls button mushrooms, thinly sliced; 355 milliliters chicken stock; 1 loafs day-old crusty bread or 2 crusty day-old rolls; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 leave Chopped fresh parsley to garnish; 118 milliliters heavy cream or half-and-half; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil -- 1 turn of the pan; 1 teaspoon peppercorns; 2 teaspoons ground thyme or poultry seasoning; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 2 larges shallots, chopped; 6 servings Water; 237 milliliters white wine; 454 grams extra-wide egg noodles, cooked to al dente or 12 ounces, 1 box, egg fettuccini

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Instructions

Place bread in warm oven, 250 degrees F, to dry and toast, 20 minutes.

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Toast

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Oven

Place tuna in a skillet and add wine, then water -- just enough to cover fish.

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Water

Fish

Tuna

Wine

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Frying Pan

Add bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring liquids to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover skillet. Poach fish for 12 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Fish

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Frying Pan

Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add oil, 1 turn of the pan, and 2 tablespoons butter--reserve remaining 2 tablespoons butter.

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Butter

Cooking Oil

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Add shallots and mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Shallot

Saute gently for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle in ground thyme or poultry seasoning and flour and cook flour 1 minute, stirring with whisk.

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Poultry Seasoning

Ground Thyme

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Whisk in stock, then cream. Adjust seasonings.

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Seasoning

Cream

Stock

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Whisk

Add peas.

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Peas

Remove cooked, poached tuna to a bowl and flake fish with a fork.

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Fish

Tuna

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Bowl

Add cooked noodles and tuna to sauce.

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Sauce

Tuna

Remove sauce from heat and transfer mixture to a casserole or serving dish.

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Sauce

Use the widest cutting edge on a box grater to grate the bread into large crumbs. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small cup in microwave and pour melted butter over bread, Scatter buttery bread crumbs and parsley over the top of the casserole.

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Serve immediately.

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Servings:

454grams

tuna steaks, 1-inch thick -- 2 big steaks 237milliliters

baby frozen peas 1

bay leaf 4Tbsps

butter, divided 16smalls

button mushrooms, thinly sliced 355milliliters

chicken stock 1loafs

day-old crusty bread or 2 crusty day-old rolls 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 1leave

Chopped fresh parsley to garnish 118milliliters

heavy cream or half-and-half 1Tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil -- 1 turn of the pan 1teaspoon

peppercorns 2teaspoons

ground thyme or poultry seasoning 6servings

Salt and pepper 2larges

shallots, chopped 6servings

Water 237milliliters

white wine 454grams

extra-wide egg noodles, cooked to al dente or 12 ounces, 1 box, egg fettuccini

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna works really well 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. One wine you could try is Albertina Gold Medal Winner Merlot Lorilai's Reserve Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 25 dollars.