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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are wondering what to cook for a delicious braised dish that the whole family can enjoy and change the taste, let TasteVN suggest to you the super delicious tuna braised with tomatoes! Let’s get cooking and make this dish right away!
Ingredients for Tuna Braised with Tomatoes For 4 people
Tuna 500 gr Pineapple 1/2 fruit Tomatoes 4 fruits Green onions 1 stalk Garlic 2 cloves Chili 1 fruit Cooking oil 120 ml Fish sauce 5 tablespoons Common spices a little (MSG/ seasoning powder/ sugar/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tuna
For fresh tuna:
- You should choose tuna with clear, shiny eyes, bright red gills, and skin that is not torn or scratched.
- Additionally, when buying tuna, you should select those that have good elasticity when touched and do not have an unpleasant fishy smell.
- Avoid choosing tuna with sunken eyes, soft, mushy flesh, as these are fish that have been caught for a long time and will not taste good anymore.
For frozen tuna:
- You should choose tuna with an expiration date closest to the purchase date. Typically, the best tuna is caught within a month.
- Moreover, you should choose frozen tuna with intact packaging that clearly states its origin at supermarkets or reputable fish stores.
- Avoid choosing pieces of tuna with a thick layer of frost, as they are often stored for too long or have been thawed and refrozen, making them not tasty.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- When buying tomatoes, you should choose those with a bright red outer skin, uniform color, and a moderate size, not too large or too small.
- Additionally, good tomatoes will have a mild fragrance that overripe tomatoes do not have.
- Limit choosing tomatoes without stems or those with stems that easily fall off when touched, as these often are no longer fresh and will not taste good.
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How to prepare Tuna with Pineapple and Tomato
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Prepare the tuna
To remove the fishy smell from the tuna, after cleaning, rub salt evenly around the tuna and then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Wash the tomatoes with water and cut them into wedges.
For the pineapple, you can simply buy pre-peeled pineapple at the supermarket or ask the seller to peel it for you, when you get home, just rinse it with water and cut it into bite-sized pieces along the peeling line of the fruit.
After removing the roots, wash the green onions, then use a knife to chop them. The chili can just be sliced. Peel the garlic and mince it.
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Sear the fish
Place a pan on the gas stove, then add about 100ml of cooking oil along with 1/2 of the minced garlic and sauté over medium heat for about 1 minute until the garlic is fragrant.
Add the drained fish and fry for about 5 minutes until the tuna is golden brown on both sides, then turn off the heat and transfer the fish to a plate.
Next, take a larger pan, add 20ml of cooking oil along with the remaining 1/2 of the minced garlic, and sauté for about 1 minute until the garlic is aromatic, then add the tomatoes and pineapple.
After that, stir-fry until the tomatoes and pineapple are softened, then add water (about 300ml) until it covers the tomatoes and pineapple, then stop.
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Stewed Tuna with Pineapple and Tomato
After you immerse the tomatoes and pineapple, you add the fried tuna (golden on both sides) and stew it over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the stew water boils.
Add 5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, then continue cooking for about 10 – 15 minutes on low heat for the fish to absorb the flavors.
Finally, you just need to adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the stove. Scoop your stewed tuna with pineapple and tomato onto a plate, garnish with some finely chopped green onions, sliced chili, and a little ground pepper, and you can invite everyone to enjoy it!
Tip: To make the stew water clearer and more appealing, you should regularly skim off any foam (if present)!
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Final Product
The stewed tuna with pineapple and tomato will have an incredibly appealing aroma once completed. When eaten, you will feel the tender, delicious fish meat, well-seasoned, combined with the sweet and sour taste of the tomato and pineapple.
The aroma of ground pepper and a bit of chili makes the dish spicy. Pouring the stew water over rice makes it even more delicious. Rest assured that you and your family will not be able to resist!
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