Tuna Onion Steaks
Ingredients:
- 2 fresh tuna steaks;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 1 lemon;
- 100ml olive oil;
- 1 onion;
- 2 peeled tomatoes;
- 1 red bell pepper;
- 50ml white wine;
- Parsley sauce;
- Mint sauce;
- 2 sweet potatoes;
- 1 cinnamon stick;
- 2 tablespoons vinegar;
- Cold butter to taste;
- Salt to taste;
- Pepper to taste.
Preparation:
- Peel and cut the sweet potato into small cubes, place in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and sauté the sweet potato with a little salt and a cinnamon stick. Cover with water and simmer for 10 minutes;
- Drain the potatoes well, place in a blender jug, add 2 cubes of cold butter, a drizzle of olive oil and blend until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and olive oil;
- For the onions, cut the onions and peppers into julienne, remove the weeks and the central white area of the peppers. Set aside;
- Heat a pan with a generous amount of olive oil, add the onion to sauté, seasoned with salt and black bell pepper, then add the peppers, a bay leaf and a sprig of mint. Leave to stew for 10 minutes over a low heat;
- Add the white wine at the end of the onions;
- Sobald der Herd ausgeschaltet ist, die geschälten und entkernten Tomaten zu den in Julienne geschnittenen Zwiebeln geben und mischen. Den Essig dazugeben. Das Lorbeerblatt entfernen und mit 1 Zweig frischer Minze garnieren;
- Heat a frying pan with olive oil;
- Finely chop the garlic. Season the tuna steak with salt and pepper and place in the frying pan with the garlic for one minute on each side;
- Place the mashed sweet potato on the bottom of the serving plate, with the tuna and onion on top.
Recipe by Henrique Sá Pessoa, 24 Kitchen