Sweet and Sour Tuna Steaks, Trapani Style

Fresh tuna steaks are smothered in a caramelized onion sauce enriched with sugar, vinegar, and wine. A luscious Sicilian sweet and sour seafood dish.

Sweet and Sour Tuna Steaks, Trapani Style

Fresh tuna steaks are smothered in a caramelized onion sauce enriched with sugar, vinegar, and wine. A luscious Sicilian sweet and sour seafood dish.

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Servings: 6 servings

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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Main Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds fresh tuna, cut into 1/2-inch-thick steaks (1.1 kg)
• 3 cups onion sliced very, very thin (720 ml)
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (80 ml)
• Salt
• 1 cup flour (140 g)
• Black pepper, ground fresh from the mill
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (60 ml)
• 1/3 cup dry white wine (80 ml)
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Method

 

Instructions

1. Cook onions in 2 tbsp oil until wilted, then deeply browned. Remove onions.
2. Add remaining 2 tbsp oil to pan. Dredge tuna in flour, sauté 2-3 minutes.
3. Add salt, pepper, sugar, vinegar, wine, and the onions. Cover and cook on high 2 minutes.
4. Uncover, add parsley, turn fish. Transfer fish to platter.
5. Deglaze pan with a little water if needed, scraping up residues. Pour sauce over tuna and serve.

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