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Fresh tuna hero

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Categories: Fish, Sandwiches, Seafood
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Ingredients:
6 largeCloves of garlic
1 tbspWhite wine
2 tbspPlus 1 teaspoon pure olive
-oil
-Salt and freshly ground
-black pepper, to taste
1/2 lbsTuna steak, 1 ?inches-
-thick
4 French bread rolls, about 5
-inches long, or 1 long
-baguette (see note)
2 tbspExtra-virgin olive oil
4 Thin slices red onion
2 ozThin string beans (stem
-ends trimmed), blanched
4 largeSlices ripe tomato
1 Roasted red bell pepper
-quartered lengthwise (see
-recipe)
1 tbspChopped flat-leaf parsley
Procedures:
1Fresh tuna is readily available at all fish markets and in most supermarkets today.
2The freshest, best tuna has deep red flesh.
3If the tuna is turning dark around the edges, don"t buy itqit"s not fresh.
4Preheat oven to 350°F.
52 cut off about ?inch from the top of each clove of garlic; discard.
6Place garlic cloves in a small ramekin.
7Drizzle with white wine and i teaspoon pure olive oil.
8Sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover with foil and bake for 1 hour, or until garlic is soft.
9Remove and cool to room temperature.
10Sprinkle both sides of tuna with black pepper.
11Heat remaining 2 tablespoons pure olive oil in a non stick skillet.
12Sear tuna over medium-high heat and cook for 3 minutes per side for medium rare.
13Remove from pan, cool and cut crosswise into 8 thin slices.
14Reserve.
154 slice the top third off each roll, lengthwise; reserve tops.
16Hollow out the center of each roll.
17Brush insides with the extra-virgin olive oil.
18Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves from their skins and spread over the inside of each roll.
19To assemble sandwiches, lay 2 slices of tuna along bottom of each roll; cover with slice of onion.
20Next, lay string beans lengthwise.
21Top each with a slice of tomato and roasted pepper, pressing down on ingredients.
22Sprinkle evenly with black pepper and parsley.
23Cover rolls with reserved tops; press down again.
24To ensure that the sandwich is perfectly moist, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours before serving
 
 
 
 

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