Sicilian-Style Tuna (Tonno Agghiotta)

The Sicilian-style tuna is a traditional recipe made with quintessential Mediterranean ingredients – tomatoes, capers, olives, garlic, onions, pine nuts, and anchovies – resulting in an explosion of flavors from sweet to salty to nutty. Easy to make, is ready in less than 30 minutes.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Mediterranean Ingredients, Sicilian recipe, Sicilian Tuna, Tuna

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings:

Calories: 509kcal

Ingredients

¾ pound Tuna in 2 steaks
1 unit onions red
4 cloves garlic chopped
1½ tbsp anchovies (see notes)
2 tbsp capers chopped (see notes)
2 tbsp pine nuts
4 tbsp green olives pitted and chopped (see notes)
2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1 tbsp parsley chopped
1¾ cups tomatoes cherry

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Instructions

Start by warming up red onions, garlic, anchovies, and olive oil in a pan.
When the oil is hot, and the anchovies have dissolved in the oil, add the tuna and let it brown from each side. Remove the tuna and place it on a plate.
Add the tomatoes, capers and allow the tomatoes to simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the pine nuts, let it cook for a few minutes.
Add the olives chopped and then, add the Tuna to the pan and let it cook for 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and served in plates with the sauce on top. (see notes)

Notes

The dish is very salty due to the capers, anchovies, and olives. If you need to reduce your sodium intake, remove the anchovies and halve the qty of olives and capers.
Sicilian tuna can be paired with a portion of pasta, its sauce can be used to dress the pasta.

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