Olive Oil-Poached Tuna

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Olive Oil-Poached Tuna). You're perfectly happy eating regular canned tuna until the day you taste the imported, olive oil-packed tuna and realize exactly what you've been missing. You tell people that there's nothing better, but that's not entirely true. There's this. By gently poaching fresh ahi tuna in olive oil, you can create a tuna fish of exceptional quality. The taste and texture are amazing, and you can adapt this in many ways. Besides switching up herbs and seasonings, you can cook the fish to a wide range of doneness.

Brief

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1day

Total: 1day

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Olive Oil-Poached Tuna

Ingredients

2 (10 ounce) thick-cut ahi tuna steaks

2 cloves garlic

bruised

6 sprigs fresh thyme

1 pinch red pepper flakes

or to taste

2 cups olive oil

or as needed

sea salt to taste

Italian Bread Bowls

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Let tuna rest at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Combine garlic thyme and red pepper flakes in a heavy skillet. Pour olive oil into skillet to reach a depth of 1 inch. Heat oil over medium heat until garlic and thyme begin to sizzle 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Place tuna gently in hot oil and reduce heat to low. Cook steaks in hot oil spooning oil over the top of the steaks constantly until fish is white and hot 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat transfer steaks to a baking dish and pour hot oil and herbs over the fish. Cool fish and oil to room temperature.

Step 4

Wrap baking dish tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate steaks for 24 hours. Remove fish from oil and sprinkle sea salt over the top.

Nutritional Information

Olive Oil-Poached Tuna

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 608

% Daily Value *

Protein: 66.5g 133%

Carbohydrates: 1.3g

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Fat: 36g 55%

Saturated Fat: 6.6g 33%

Cholesterol: 108.5mg 36%

Vitamin A Iu: 5680.7IU 114%

Niacin Equivalents: 35.8mg 276%

Vitamin B6: 1.2mg 75%

Vitamin C: 2.9mg 5%

Folate: 5.2mcg 1%

Calcium: 32.7mg 3%

Iron: 5.2mg 29%

Magnesium: 147.1mg 53%

Potassium: 738.1mg 21%

Sodium: 271.4mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 62%

Calories From Fat: 323.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.