Tuna Piccata Recipes

TUNA PICCATA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together lemon juice, mustard, and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Add tuna, separating into thick chunks. Add capers, and stir to combine. Pour pasta into tuna mixture, and stir gently to combine. Cover, and refrigerate.

SPAGHETTI WITH TUNA AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of generously salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta water; drain.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add tuna with its oil and garlic and cook, stirring a few times, until garlic is golden in spots, about 5 minutes. Stir in capers and pepper flakes and cook, 30 seconds. Add 1 cup reserved pasta water; bring to a simmer. Add cooked pasta and simmer, tossing a few times, until liquid is reduced to a sauce that coats pasta.
• Remove from heat and toss in lemon zest and juice, oil, and parsley; season with pepper. Add more pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, until pasta is evenly coated. Serve, sprinkled with more pepper flakes.

TUNA 'PICCATA'

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Five minutes before pasta will be done, start the sauce.
• Saute garlic in oil.
• Add cilantro and 4 tablespoons lemon juice and saute until greens are slightly wilted.
• Add tuna and capers and mix well, stirring to keep things from sticking. Add lemon juice as needed to keep things moist. Remove from heat when warmed through.
• Pour sauce over pasta and mix. Add Parmesan cheese and mix again. Serve.

CLASSIC VEAL PICCATA RECIPE

Steps:

• First, gather all your ingredients.
• Proceed by coating lightly and evenly the meat in flour, spiced with salt and pepper. (See notes). Cut thinly a few lemon slices. Place them on top of the meat.
• Put some butter in a pan.
• When the butter has melted and it is hot, add the herbs and the meat to the pan.
• Brown the meat 4 minutes on each side. When it is browned evenly, remove it and place it over a plate covered by foil.
• Add the capers and let them sauté, add the lemon juice and the white wine. Let is evaporate. Return the meat to the pan for 1 more minute.
• Plate the meat and serve your Veal Piccata!

PASTA WITH TUNA, TOMATOES, GARLIC, CAPERS, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of rapidly boiling water until al dente or done to your liking.
• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Place olive oil and the garlic in a large saute pan and turn heat to medium. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and lightly golden. Add capers, anchovies, olives, and tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes start to break down and become a sauce, about 8 minutes. Toss with cooked pasta. Add parsley and tuna and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

PASTA WITH GARLIC, LEMON, CAPERS, AND TUNA

Steps:

• In a skillet large enough to hold the pasta, heat the oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the garlic, the red chile pepper flakes, and capers over medium heat until fragrant (but not browned), about 1 minute.
• Add the wine and bring to barely a simmer; cook for 1 minute.
• Add the tuna and salt to taste and sauté over low heat for 1 minute.
• Toss the tuna-caper mixture with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of minced garlic, the parsley, lemon zest, butter, cooked pasta, and as much of the reserved pasta cooking water as needed to form a creamy sauce that coats the pasta. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.