Garlic Braised Tuna Steaks

Title:
Garlic Braised Tuna Steaks

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Entree,
Carnivore,
Seafood,
Microwave,
Sauces




Ingredients:





     4    Tuna steaks, 1" thick


     1    Garlic clove, peeled and


          -cut in thin slivers


     8 oz Button onions, peeled


     1 tb Butter


   1/2 c  Red wine


   1/2 c  Water


     1    Bay leaf





-----------------------------------SAUCE-----------------------------------


     1 tb Butter


     1 tb Flour


     1 tb Tomato paste


   1/2 ts Thyme


     1 tb Chopped parsley


          Squeeze of lemon juice


          Salt and pepper



----------------------------------GARNISH----------------------------------


     1 lb Spinach, washed and thinly


          -sliced


     1 tb Butter





 Make small slits in the tuna steaks with a knife and insert a sliver of


 garlic into each slit.  Heat a browning dish for 3 minutes on High. Drop in


 1T butter and the peeled onions. Heat for 1-2 minutes on High, stirring


 occasionally, until the onions begin to brown. Pour in the water and wine.


 Transfer the contents of the browning dish to a large casserole. Add the


 bay leaf and fish to the casserole, cover loosely and cook for 5 minutes on


 High.  Remove the fish and onions from the casserole and keep them warm.


 Melt 1T butter in small, deep bowl for 30 seconds on High. Stir in the


 flour and cook for 1-2 minutes on High or until flour is lightly browned.


 Pour in the cooking liquid from the fish, and add the tomato paste and


 thyme.  Cook for 2-3 minutes on High, stirring occasionally until


 thickened.  Add the parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and set aside


 with the fish. Melt the remaining butter in a small casserole on High for


 30 seconds.  Put in the spinach, cover loosely and cook for 1-2 minutes on


 High.  Spread the spinach onto a serving plate and combine the fish and


 sauce to re-heat for 30 seconds on High. Arrange the fish and onions on top


 of the bed of spinach and pour the sauce over to serve.


 


 The Complete Microwave Cookbook.  Judith Ferguson and Celia Norman.


 


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