Pimped Up Tuna Sarnie
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Here’s my take on a Tuna Cucumber sarnie and oh myyyyy if you’re a fan of tuna, this is the one for you. We all need a pimped up tuna sarnie.
Delicious confit tuna, lightly pickled cucumber, charred spring onion and fresh Mayo. All served within a good ole’ crunchy baguette. Get in my mouth ASAP. You’ll never look at a sad meal deal tuna mayo sandwich again, I promise.
I will warn you that this is the kinda sandwich that spills everywhere, but that’s a sign it’s incredibly good. I swear. We like mess. And apparently I like overfilling sandwiches. I was not wasting a drop of this beast.
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Ingredients
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- 2 tuna steaks
- 300ml olive oil (depending on your dish size you may need more or less - enough to cover the tuna steaks completely)
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed but whole
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 lemon, zested with a peeler
- 1 tsp pink peppercorns
- 75ml rice wine vinegar
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- ½ tbsp caster sugar
- ½ tbsp salt
- 2 spring onions
- 1 crunchy baguette
- Mayonnaise
Method
- Submerge the tuna steaks in olive oil in a small heatproof dish with the garlic, herbs, lemon zest and pink peppercorns. You can either confit this on the hob or in the oven for a few hours. Slowly cook the tuna on a very low heat for 1 hour until it turns opaque but doesn’t start to fry.
- While your tuna confits, very thinly slice the cucumber and get into a tub with a lid. Pour over the rice wine vinegar and chuck in black peppercorns, caster sugar, salt and about 50ml/2oz water. Close the lid and give it a good shake to dissolve the sugar and salt, then leave aside until needed.
- When the tuna is ready, remove it from the oil and break up into flakes with a fork. Drizzle oil over the spring onions and char off in a really hot pan (cast iron is perfect for this) until smoky and starting to burn and char.
- Cut your crusty baguette in half down the middle and spread mayonnaise on both sides. Drain off your pickled cucumbers (keep the pickle and reuse with some more cucumbers!) and layer them thickly over the mayo, then a generous portion of tuna flakes. Top with your charred spring onions and pop on the lid.
- TIP - Pimp your mayo! For easy extra flavour in sandwiches, mix up your mayonnaise with garlic, tahini, freshly chopped dill and a good squeeze of fresh lemon juice with a good season with salt and pepper.