Tuna is a unique fish. Its meat contains the omega-3 fats necessary for the human body, which help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, it is a low-calorie dish, and in terms of protein and chemical composition, this fish is closer to beef. Therefore, pasta with tuna and a variety of salads should take one of the leading places in the diet of everyone.
In Russian supermarkets, you can often buy canned food. But if you manage to buy chilled, then you need to start processing and cooking correctly.
First, let's focus on how to cut tuna. Gut the fish, and only then wash the carcass. Next, remove the fins and head, cut along so that it is divided into layers. A variety of dishes are made from fillet, baked, fried, added to salads, soup is cooked from the head and bones.
Cooking the first course is very simple. Put bones and head in cold water along with onion and carrots. Boil the broth for forty minutes, constantly removing the foam. Add cubes of five potatoes and straws of carrots. Cook soup until tender. Serve with chopped herbs.
Let us dwell in more detail on how to prepare pasta with tuna. You will need three hundred grams of fillet, which should be cut into medium pieces and stewed in a deep saucepan. At this time, boil the al-dente paste (leaving it firm enough), add fifty grams of butter, fish and some Italian herbs (dry thyme and rosemary) to it. Serving the dish is recommended immediately, sprinkled with finely grated Parmesan.
Pasta with tuna and cherry tomatoes will be very tasty . To prepare the dish you will need a can of canned tuna, nine tomatoes, a glass of pasta, a little vegetable oil, two cloves of garlic, salt and various greens. Boil the pasta (as usual), put it in a colander and mix with olive oil. Chop the garlic in a pan very finely, fry it and add the halves of the cherry. Put also chopped greens, salt and stew seasoning for fifteen minutes. Mash tuna in a jar with a fork and add to the sauce. Boil it for another five minutes. Next, spread the pasta on plates and pour with fish sauce. Pasta with tuna and tomatoes is ready. It turns out a very tasty dish, which can be done in half an hour.
Unique in taste is an Italian salad with tuna . For cooking, you need to mix four large tablespoons of wine vinegar, half a glass of meat broth, two hundred grams of green beans, two onions, a can of white canned beans, two hundred grams of fried tuna, a little olive oil, a small spoon of Dijon mustard, a little pepper and salt. Boil pasta and drain. Boil the beans until half cooked and pour over cold water. Chop the tuna, chop the onion in half rings, and drain all the liquid from the beans. To make the sauce, mix vinegar with mustard, oil, pepper and salt. Add a little broth. Combine all the ingredients, season with the sauce made and refrigerate for an hour to insist. If desired, you can serve it as a side dish.
The original taste is possessed by a salad with tuna and tomatoes. It will take three boiled eggs, two meaty tomatoes, a can of tinned tuna, a bunch of parsley, a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise. Grate the eggs on a coarse grater, chop the tomatoes in the form of small cubes, disassemble the fish by hand to make small neat pieces. Make a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise, season the salad with sauce, mix and sprinkle with thick herbs.
Enjoy your meal!