🇮🇹 Italian

Tuna Amalfitana

Name: Tuna Amalfitana
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, sliced into rings Onion; 2 Lemon; 1 tbsp, for the dish Olive Oil; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 100 g, grated Cheese; 500 g steaks Tuna; 200 g Cherry Tomatoes; 2 tbsp Capers

🇮🇹 Italian

Coastal-style baked tuna with lemon, capers and tomatoes — bright, sunny, Amalfi-flavoured. Ready in 45 minutes including prep.

Prep 18 min Cook 27 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Heavy Cream200 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, sliced into rings
Lemon2
Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
Dried Oregano1 tsp
Cheese100 g, grated
Tuna500 g steaks
Cherry Tomatoes200 g
Capers2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Basilhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.
2
Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the tuna.
3
Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the dried oregano.
4
Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.
5
Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Video: Simple Tuna Spaghetti in Amalfi | Gennaro Contaldo · on YouTube