Best 10 Tuna Steaks With Tomato And Basil Raw Sauce Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm 3 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• Add the onion and saute until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add the minced garlic and saute until golden, about 2 minutes longer.
• Stir in the tomatoes, basil and 2 tablespoons of the parsley and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Lightly season the tuna steaks on both sides with salt and pepper.
• In another skillet, large enough to hold the fish in a single layer, warm the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the crushed garlic and cook, stirring often, until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic.
• Add the tuna steaks to the skillet, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides, about 2 - 3 minutes per side.
• Pour the reserved sauce directly over the fish, reduce the heat to low, and add the olives and capers, and cook for another 5 minutes (sauce will thicken a little more).
• Transfer tuna steaks and sauce to plates and garnish with parsley.

TUNA WITH TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, parsley and garlic. Sauté until onion is tender but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and bay leaf. Cover and cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before continuing.) Discard bay leaf. Mix in torn basil. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna and cook until golden and just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer tuna to platter. Spoon sauce over tuna. Garnish with basil sprigs.

TUNA STEAKS WITH GARLIC, TOMATOES, CAPERS, AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; sauté until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, basil, and capers. Simmer uncovered until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in another heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Add fish to skillet and cook until light brown at edges but pink in center, about 3 minutes per side. Pour in tomato mixture. Simmer until fish is opaque in center, about 5 minutes longer. Serve fish immediately.

TUNA AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced shallot in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons capers; cook 1 minute. Add one 14-ounce can cherry tomatoes; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes burst, 5 minutes. Smash with a spatula, then stir in one 7-ounce can Italian oil-packed tuna, breaking it into chunks. Toss with 12 ounces cooked spaghetti and 3 tablespoons olive oil, adding up to 3/4 cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce; season with salt and pepper.

TUSCAN-STYLE GRILLED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Rinse and pat tuna steaks dry. Place zest on top of cutting board. Pile rosemary and parsley leaves on top of zest. Pile garlic and some coarse salt and black pepper or grill seasoning on top of herbs. Finely chop the garlic, herbs, and spices. Drizzle the olive oil over the tuna steaks just enough to coat each side. Rub herb and garlic mixture into fish, coating pieces evenly on each side. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Grill tuna steaks 6 minutes on each side or 4 minutes on each side, if you prefer pink tuna at the center. Cook steaks over: high setting on indoor electric grill, medium high heat on outdoor gas grill or, 6 inches from hot, prepared charcoal.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl or large food storage plastic bag. Coat mushroom caps evenly in marinade.
• Place mushroom caps on the grill cap-side-up and season with grill seasoning or salt and pepper. If you are using an indoor tabletop electric grill, preheat to 400 degrees F or "high" setting. If you are using an outdoor gas grill, preheat to medium high; for a charcoal grill, prepare coals and cook mushrooms 6 inches from hot coals. Mushrooms will cook 4 to 6 minutes on each side. Cook mushrooms covered or under tin foil tent and turn occasionally.
• Combine tomatoes, rosemary, and smoked mozzarella. Drizzle with oil and toss.
• Fill mushroom caps with tomato mixture and top with sliced mozzarella. The mushrooms will look like small pizzas. Place caps in oven at 425 degrees F until cheese melts or you can close grill lid or replace tin foil tent over mushroom caps to melt cheese, it will take 1 to 3 minutes. Serve as-is or, place stuffed caps on garlic toast or sliced crusty bread to catch the juices.

TUNA WITH TOMATO CAPER BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 3 TBS oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat; add the onions and saute about 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional 2 minutes, then add in the tomatoes, basil and capers, stirring well to combine.
• Simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes; mixture will thicken.
• Remove sauce to a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the sauce pan, then heat with remaining 3 TBS of oil over medium heat.
• Salt and pepper fish to taste, then place in the pan when oil is hot.
• Cook fish about 3 minutes per side (fish should be light brown at edges but still pink inside).
• Pour the tomato mixture over the fish and simmer for about 5 minutes, then serve immediately!

SEARED TUNA WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Season tuna generously with salt and pepper. Arrange half of tuna in skillet in a single layer to prevent crowding. Cook, turning once, until golden brown on top and bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes per side (3 minutes total). Tuna should be slightly pink inside. Transfer to a platter. Cover to keep warm. Add another 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, and repeat with second batch.
• Wipe out the bottom of the skillet. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the onion. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until onion is golden brown and soft, 4 to 6 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine, and simmer, stirring often, until the tomatoes' skins just begin to wrinkle, about 2 minutes. Cook at a bare simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes more. Add basil to skillet, and cook, stirring, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon hot sauce over tuna just before serving.

BASIL TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Drizzle both sides of tuna steaks with oil. Sprinkle with the basil, salt and pepper. , Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill tuna, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes on each side for medium-rare or until slightly pink in the center.

TUNA STEAKS, WITH ANCHOVY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Wipe the tuna steaks dry with paper towels. Squeeze the lemon juice over the steaks and sprinkle them with half the olive oil. Leave to marinate while you prepare the sauce.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large heavy frying pan. Saute the onion and garlic until soft. Mash the anchovies into a paste and add. Cook for two minutes.
• Add the chicken stock, tomatoes, tomato paste and red wine. Season with salt and pepper and simmer gently, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes. The sauce should be thick but if it gets too dry, add a little more wine or water.
• Place the tuna steaks in the pan with the sauce. Cover and cook for five minutes. Turn over, cover, and cook another five minutes, or until done. Do not overcook. Garnish with parsley and capers and serve.

TUNA STEAKS WITH GARLIC LOVERS' FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
• Season with salt and let flavors blend for two hours.
• Just before grilling or pan-searing the tuna steaks, add the herbs to the tomato mixture.
• Brush tuna steaks with olive oil and grill or pan-sear according to thickness.
• Top with the tomato-lemon sauce.
• This is scrumptious served cold the next day!