Thon à l'Italienne (Braised Tuna, Italian Style)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- a piece of tuna
- lemon juice
- oil
- aromatics
- 1 large onion
- 5 shallots
- 125 grammes raw mushrooms
- white wine
- Fonds de Poisson
- beurre manié
Instructions
- Marinate the piece of tuna 1 hour in advance with lemon juice, oil and aromatics.
- Sponge the piece dry and brown it in oil.
- Add 1 large onion, 5 shallots and 125 grammes of raw mushrooms, each chopped separately.
- Stew for 20 minutes.
- Moisten to two thirds the height of the piece with white wine and Fonds de Poisson, and braise for a good hour.
- At the moment of serving, thicken the cooking liquor lightly with beurre manié.