Italian Recipes
SALSA TONNATA

SALSA TONNATA

Tuna Sauce

How to make the Tuna Sauce:

Tuna sauce has become popular in various regions of Italy, and has several variations, some suitable for pasta, others for roast or boiled meats. One of the best known tuna dishes is a Piedmontese tradition: a sliced roast of veal with tuna sauce. Following is a recipe for tuna sauce for pasta.
 
Reconstitute dry porcini in lukewarm water, chop, and set aside. Saute the onion in oil with garlic, celery and carrot. When vegetables are wilted (not browned), add mushrooms, pine nuts, and tuna. Saute briskly, add the tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes, add salt and pepper to taste.

Simmer for 5 more min. and remove from fire. Boil the pasta in the usual manner (spaghetti would be preferable), drain and place the spaghetti in a large skillet together with the tuna sauce and the parsley. Toss well and serve.

Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.

Serves 4

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BREAD, PIZZA and FOCACCIA
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Appetizers: VEGETABLES
Appetizers: UOVA and FRITTATA
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