Balsamictuna Recipes

BALSAMIC-GLAZED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Sprinkle tuna with pepper and salt. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill fish, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side for medium-rare or until slightly pink in the center., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Serve with fish.

BALSAMIC TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine flaked albacore tuna, garbanzo beans, black olives, English cucumber, red bell pepper, green onions, and parsley in a bowl.
• Blend balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, dried oregano, and ground black pepper in a separate bowl using an immersion blender until garlic is pureed. Stir dressing into tuna and combine well. Serve over baby spinach.

BALSAMIC TUNA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the tuna with the salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium high.
• Add the tuna and cook 2 minutes on each side, or until cooked almost to desired degree of doneness.
• The tuna will continue to cook slightly after it is removed from the pan.
• Two minutes on each side will result in a pink, not red, center.
• After removing the tuna from the pan, add the vinegar and orange juice and cook, stirring, until the liquid begins to turn to a syrup.
• To test, drag a spoon through the liquid along the center of the pan; the path of the spoon will not fill in quickly as the liquid becomes syrupy.
• Drizzle the syrup over the tuna and serve immediately.

BALSAMIC GLAZED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Wrap bacon around tuna steaks and secure with toothpicks (if using).
• Salt and pepper.
• For sauce: Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and heat on medium until reduced by half.
• Sauce should be made ahead of time and can be refrigerated up to one week.
• Sauce can also be frozen and thawed in refrigerator before reheating.
• When warm and reduced, whisk in one tablespoon of butter until melted.
• Spoon some sauce on plate add grilled steak and drizzle sauce over the top.
• Grill tuna steaks 4 minutes per side over hot coals.

BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Take a sauce pan. Heat up olive oil into the pan for a couple of minutes. Now add butter in the pan and let it stay on a low heat until it melts completely. Add the minced onion into the pan. Fry it until it is completely caramelized and turns dark brown. It should take about 15 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar after 15 minutes and keep stirring it for a couple of minutes. Now add chicken bouillon granules and cream into the pan. Mix these well and let the whole sauce simmer for a couple of minutes. Add grated parmesan cheese to the mixture and stir until it dissolves completely in the sauce. Take it off the heat and pour the sauce into a separate jar to cool down. Serve as a dip, marinade or dressing in a salad as per your needs and enjoy! Trivia In the year 1046 balsamic vinegar was produced only in the Reggio Emilia and Modena regions of Italy. It was given as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor who was passing through this region, Henry III. It grew in popularity since and today, it is one of the most common items sold in Italy.