Tuna Crudo
Crudo is the Italian version of sashimi: Raw fish at the peak of freshness,
dressed simply with olive oil and lemon.
This recipe serves 4-6 as an entree.
Ingredients:
- 250g of sashimi grade tuna
- 1 lemon cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup of your best extra virgin olive oil
- Maldon sea salt
- Basil or mint leaves, for garnish
Method
To firm up the fish to make slicing easier, pop the tuna (wrapped in clingfilm) in the freezer for an hour. Cut your tuna into 5mm slices across the grain using a really sharp knife.
Pop the tuna slices in the olive oil in the fridge to marinate for 20 minutes or so (reserve some oilve oil for serving). It's not a bad idea to keep the tuna on a bed of ice to keep it really cold and fresh.
Serve the marinated tuna slices sprinkled with finely sliced mint or basil and drizzled with the reserved olive oil with the lemon quarters and little bowls of sea salt on the side.
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