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Fresh tuna in tomato and caper sauce

Fresh tuna gently cooked in a home-style tomato sauce.

◷ 45 min / 4 servings

Fresh tuna in tomato and caper sauce

Method

  1. Chop onion and garlic. Soften onion in oil for 8 minutes and add garlic.
  2. Add tomatoes, water and marjoram. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Add capers, olives and seasoned tuna.
  4. Cover and cook gently for 10–12 minutes, turning once, until tuna is cooked through.

✳ From the kitchen

This is a traditional sauce-cooked version, cooked through.

Tradition reference

Maltese food · local recipe archive ↗

Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.