A Daube of Tuna

June 19th - The hunter-gatherer returned....from the fish van....with fresh tuna. What to do with it?  Usually I just grill it and have it with salad but here was an opportunity to try something new. I found a recipe for Tuna Daube in Bill Granger Every Day.  I gently fried thinly sliced onions in some olive oil until they were soft, then I added 4 anchovies, a small chopped red chilli, 4 chopped garlic cloves, some parsley and a tin of tomatoes.  This was simmered for about 25 minutes then I seared the tuna steak for a minute each side before placing it in the sauce, removing it from the heat.  The dish was sprinkled with basil before serving. I had worried that the fish would dry out but it was beautifully tender, just cooked through gently and there was a nice background heat with the chilli.  You could imagine eating this by the Mediterranean!