Tuna Belly with Mediterranean Aromas, with today’s dish I’ll give you a boost of Omega 3 and essential fats that help fight triglycerides and cholesterol, while making your work easier, as it’s a very easy dish to make and great to enjoy.
I’ll show you how to cook it both in the convection oven, in combi microwave, with the Bimby, and even in an air fryer.
Now let’s talk about this particular cut of fish.
The tuna belly is obtained from the fattest part of the animal, which wraps around the abdominal cavity: the muscle bundles are interwoven with “good” fat that makes the meat softer and tastier.
If you can’t find the belly, you can also make this dish with other less prized parts of the tuna, or with little tuna or bonito, or even the belly of the albacore.

Ideas for you:

Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4 People
Cooking methods: Oven, Microwave, Cooking with Kitchen Robot
Cuisine: Regional Italian
Region: Sicily
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

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2.5 oz onion
2 cups cherry tomatoes
5.3 oz green olives in brine (pitted)
1 oz salted capers (previously desalted)
to taste roast herbs
to taste dried oregano
1 pinch pepper
1.8 lbs tuna (belly)

Tuna Belly with Mediterranean Aromas

Tools

What we need to prepare the

1 Baking dish for oven cooking
Oven or Bimby or combi microwave
Strainer
2 Bowls

Preparation: Tuna Belly with Mediterranean Aromas

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
Desalt the capers in running water.
If you want to know how I preserve them click here
After desalting them, drain the excess water in a strainer.
Do the same with the olives.
Slice the onion into thin wedges.
Prepare fish herbs, if you want to see how I make them at home click here
For this dish, as you can see from the ingredients, I didn’t use either salt or oil,
because the saltiness will come from the capers and olives,
while the oil will come from the fat contained in this part of the fish. But if you don’t use the belly, you should add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
If cooking in the oven or combi microwave
Place the fish in the center of a baking dish, with all the ingredients around, and with the oregano and roast herbs well distributed on top.
Bake in a fan oven at 356°F for 20 minutes, turning the fish halfway through cooking.
In combi microwave grill and microwave for 15 minutes at maximum power, turning the fish halfway through cooking.
For cooking with Bimby, you will need to put 700 g of water in the bowl.
Then place a sheet of parchment paper in the varoma, then place the fish in the center and…
all around the ingredients.
Cover with the lid and cook for 20 min. at Varona speed 1
Here is the Tuna Belly with Mediterranean Aromas ready
Place the fish in the center on the special paper and all the ingredients around. Preheat the oven to 356°F and once it reaches temperature, cook the fish for 12 minutes. Turn it halfway through cooking.