Without a doubt, tuna becomes the king of the table as soon as a dish appears with him at the festive feast. This three-meter fish is a real storehouse of vitamins and nutrients, tuna contains so much phosphorus that scientists and US universities have suggested introducing this fish into the daily diet of students and university staff. Nutritionists say that tuna, recipes containing it - food for the mind. Incredibly delicious are those dishes that include tuna fish, recipes with it have been passed on for centuries from generation to generation, but not only its taste will captivate customers. The fact that this fish contains a lot of vitamin D, selenium, sodium, potassium, Omega-3, which are so important for the competent work of the human body, is added to the excellent taste.
Since this fish requires a special attitude and method of preparation, most often buyers prefer canned tuna, which fits perfectly in many dishes, especially when it comes to salad. In addition, tuna is one of those rare species of fish that retain all their beneficial properties when canned.
With tuna in cooking, you can do almost anything, because where tuna is used, those recipes will always work out well. Tuna and grilled, stewed, boiled and added to salads, take, for example, a standard Tunisian salad, which includes: tuna, lemon, cucumbers, tomatoes, spices, olive oil. All this is finely chopped, mixed and poured with several tablespoons of olive oil.
For tuna soup we need: fresh tuna - recipes with this fish just can not do without it, it’s logical. So, the ingredients: potatoes - a couple of pieces, onion, celery, milk, carrots, parsley, flour, spices. Finely chop the onion and fry it over medium heat until golden brown. While the onion is fried, cut all the vegetables and throw them into boiling water, followed by onions. After 15-20 minutes, when the vegetables are already quite soft, put the tuna cut into cubes, add a few tablespoons of fresh low-fat milk, salt, and pepper. Now we breed flour in a small amount of milk (1-1.5 tablespoons) and add to the soup, mix thoroughly and cook for another 15 minutes until fully cooked. Before serving soup to the table, be sure to crush fresh aromatic parsley on a plate.
So, the key guest of our table today is tuna, recipes with it are always easy to execute, but this does not affect the quality of the dish. One of the simplest dishes is a tuna salad, for which we need a can of canned tuna in our own juice, medium onion, bell pepper, several chicken eggs, olive oil or mayonnaise - to taste. We put hard boiled eggs in advance. Carefully knead the tuna slices in a plate with a fork. We cut our onion into thin rings, and in arbitrary form we also cut the pepper. By that time, the eggs should have been cooked, we cool them with ice water, so that the shell goes better, clean and cut into squares. Mix all the ingredients - the salad is ready! It remains only to season with what you love, and serve. By the way, this salad can also be spread on bread, then an excellent and satisfying sandwich is obtained.
Tuna with tomato red sauce is just as easy to prepare, you will need 4 pieces of tuna, tomato, flour. Roll pieces of fish fillet in flour and fry on both sides in heated oil, after which we put chopped onions in the same pan. Now we clean and cut the tomatoes into squares, put them there and simmer until a large half of the liquid boils. Add spices to taste. Serve a piece of fish, watered with the sauce in which it was fried.
Today we learned a few dishes where tuna appears, these recipes will surely fall into the category of favorites as soon as you try them!