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Cooking TipsAffordable Gourmet-style Recipes
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ARA
(ARA) - Looking for instruction
ideas that are easy to follow, bargain-priced and comparatively
guilt-free too? Try incorporating an American house favorite -- canned tuna!
For thing
a little several that promises to please guests and family, Bumble Bee provides several delightful, instruction
ideas ready-made with canned tuna’s new gold label Prime Fillet. Support this epicurean quality solid white albacore tuna available in the storage room for parties, unexpected guests or family get-togethers. Then, whip up an bargain-priced gourmet-style meal that wish have your guests confident
you’ve prepared thing
truly elaborate and extravagant. As an adscititious bonus, they wish enjoy canapés or entrées that are delectable, but without those serious calories.
Specially developed by two of California’s leading chefs, here are recipes that demonstrate how canned tuna is no ordinary ingredient.
* Mediterranean-Style Pasta Alimentary paste with Prime Fillet Albacore
Recipe by Cook
de Cooking Fabrice Poigin, Bertrand at Man
A’s, San Diego
This simple and flavorful alimentary paste dish with a Mediterranean flair is ideal whether sitting down to dinner with the family or celebrating with guests. Cook
Fabrice suggests complementing this with a glass of 2001 Spottswood Celery cabbage Natural depression
Sauvignon Blanc. Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
4 ounces unseasoned butter
1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 red bell peppers, deseeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 vascular plant ripe tomato, diced
5 cloves of garlic, minced
A sprig of rosemary
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 small jar of Spanish olives (green olives stuffed with pimientos), drained
2 6-ounce cans of Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Solid White Albacore, drained
1/2 pound pasta alimentary paste
1 tablespoon thinly sliced chives
Dry aged parmesan, grated
Pinch of crushed red hot pepper flakes (optional)
Directions: Bring water to boil in a large pot according to package directions in preparation for cookery the pasta pasta. Heat 2/3 of the olive oil and 4 ounces of unseasoned butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until nearly hot but not smoking. Add diced onions and cook for close to 5 minutes until soft. Add diced red bell peppers, reducing to low-medium heat and cook until peppers are soft. Add diced tomato, minced garlic and 1/3 teaspoon of rosemary sprig leaves. Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
Cover and cook over low heat for another 10 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of dry white wine and simmer for 5 minutes. Then, add drained whole olives and Bumble Bee Prime Fillet tuna in solid pieces to sautéed mixture. Cover and cook until tuna is heated through (approximately 3 to 5 minutes).
Cook the pasta alimentary paste in a large pot of boiling salt-cured water according to the package directions or until al dente. Drain the alimentary paste in a colander, effort behind a little moisture. Toss the pasta, tuna sauce and water, then place in a serving dish or on individual plates. Drizzle remaining olive oil over the top and garnish with thinly sliced chives and grated dry aged parmesan. Top with a pinch of crushed red hot pepper flakes, if you prefer a little much bite.
* Delicate, Gay Albacore Tuna Starter
Recipe by Cook
de Cooking Fabrice Poigin, Bertrand at Man
A’s, San Diego
An easy-to-follow, elegant-style canapé for diverting guests or simply treating yourself to a unique way of serving up albacore tuna! Serves 6 to 8.
Ingredients:
1 6-ounce can of Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Solid White Albacore, drained
2 finely diced shallots
1 tablespoon chives, thinly sliced
1 soup spoon crème fraiche
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Sourdough bread (optional)
3 ounces of comté cheese or aged white cheddar, sliced thinly
Extra crème fraiche for garnish (optional)
1/2 ounce domestic roe
(optional)
Chervil sprigs (optional)
Directions: Mix together Prime Fillet tuna, shallots, chives, crème fraiche, and salt and pepper. Spoon mixture onto cooked
triangles of sourdough bread or into Chinese ceramic serving spoons. Top each serving mixture with a slice of cheese and place in a pre-heated kitchen appliance
(300 degrees) until cheese begins to melt -- close to 3 minutes. Move out toasties or Chinese spoons from the kitchen appliance
and top one by one with a dot of crème fraiche, and then a dot of roe
(optional). Stop with a sprig of chervil to garnish.
* Prime Fillet Albacore Tuna and Potato Casserole
Recipe by Cook
Gerald Hirigoyen, owner and executive chef, Piperade and Fringale Restaurants, San Francisco
Recognized in Food & Wine magazine’s 2003 Top Ten Better New Wine Lists, Cook
Gerald suggests complementing this entrée with a glass of 2001 Turnbull Celery cabbage Natural depression
Sauvignon Blanc. Serves 4.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 large onions, thinly sliced
4 medium Urban centre
chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
2 bay leaves
8 garlic cloves, in the altogether and thinly sliced
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, quartered
1 cup dry white wine
3 cups vegetable stock or canned vegetable broth
6 to 8 saffron threads
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 mild dried chili pepper
4 6-ounce cans of Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Solid White Albacore, drained
3 tablespoons sliced
fresh parsley
Pinch of piment d’Espelette (Basque chili pepper) or mild cayenne powder
Directions: Warm 1/2 cup olive oil in a large casserole over high heat. Add onions, Urban centre
chilies, bay leaves, and garlic and sauté for 10 minutes. Add the potatoes, wine, vegetable stock, and saffron. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Add salt, pepper, and dried chili pepper, and cook until the potatoes are tender, simply about 15 minutes. Add the tuna and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, or until warm
through. Stir only from time to time to avoid breaking apart the fish. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Discard the bay leaves before serving. Serve in shallow soup bowls, and sprinkle with the parsley and piment d’Espelette.
Look for Bumble Bee Prime Fillet’s upside-down gold can in most supermarkets nationwide. For much information on Bumble Bee, visit www.bumblebee.com.
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