Marinated tuna with red onion sauce
Serves 4
Serves 4Ingredients
- 4 tuna steaks, each about 150g
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200ml dry sherry (optional)
- 4 Spanish onions
- 75ml olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 25ml olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
Method
- Place the tuna in a dish and pour over 100ml of the sherry
- Peel and finely dice the garlic, add to the tuna and allow to marinate for at least an hour before cooking
- Peel and finely slice the red onions
- Heat the oil in a large frypan
- Add the onions, salt and pepper and cook over a low heat for 20-30 minutes until golden and sweet
- Drain the marinade from the tuna and add it to the onions with the rest of the sherry and simmer for 4-5 minutes until sauce consistency
- Keep warm
- Heat the rest of the olive oil in a large frypan and sear the drained tuna for a minute or two on each side until cooked as desired
- Serve the tuna with the sauce poured over the top
