Genoa Style Tuna ''Tonno alla genovese''

Liguria


Cooking time: about 40 minutes
Difficulty:
Ingredients, amounts for 4 people:
  • salted anchovies: 2
  • white flour:
  • dried mushrooms: 1 oz
  • olive oil:
  • pepper:
  • parsley:
  • salt:
  • lemon juice:
  • fresh tuna: 1 lb 2 oz
  • white wine: 1 glass
Preparation:
Soften the dried mushrooms in warm water. Bone the sardines and wash well. Chop the garlic, parsley, mushrooms and the sardines, put all in a pan with the olive oil and a spoonful of flour. Cook for 5 minutes then pour over the wine, when it begins to boil add the slices of tuna adding salt and pepper to taste. Cover the pan and leave to cook over a moderate heat for about 25/30 minutes. Serve the tuna covered in the sauce and sprinkled with the lemon juice.