Tinned Tuna in Bologna-Style Sauce
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g tuna in oil (sott'olio)
- count small onion
- clove garlic
- rib white celery
- carrot
- handful parsley
- spoonful oil
- g butter
- count lemon
- water
Instructions
- Boil a 150 g piece of tuna in oil gently half an hour, changing the water three times.
- Make a fine battuto of onion, garlic, white celery, carrot, and parsley; cook in oil and butter, then stop with a little water and boil briefly.
- Slice the cold tuna thin and layer it in a pan with the sauce and pieces of butter.
- Bring to a boil to melt the butter, squeeze half a lemon over, and serve hot.