Sweet and Sour Tuna

Directions

Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a paper bag. Add the tuna chunks and shake the bag to coat the fish in the mixture.

Heat 1/2 cup of olive oil in a sauté pan and when it is hot, add the tuna and brown the chunks quickly. As they brown, transfer them to a paper towel lined dish and keep warm

Add the onions to the pan and more oil if the pan seems dry. Cook the onions over medium heat until they soften and begin to brown. Sprinkle the sugar over the onions and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to high and stir in the vinegar. Stir, allowing the vinegar to evaporate. Season the onions with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in the mint.

Spread the onion mixture out on a serving platter. Place the tuna chunks on top and serve with extra virgin olive oil on the side.

Variation: Mix the cooked onions with one can of drained and rinsed cannellini or chick peas and heat through, then top with tuna.

This recipe is featured on show 2013 – Tuna!