Bonito con tomate – tuna in tomato sauce

Ingredients for 4 portions

• 2Yellow onions, chopped
• 2Italian green peppers, chopped
• 2 clovesGarlic, chopped
• 5 tbspOlive oil
• 1 kgTomato, ripe
• 1 tspSugar
• to tasteSalt
• 800 gFresh tuna, in chunks

On the side

• 200 gBread

Method

1. Chop the onions, green peppers and garlic.
2. Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a casserole and cook the vegetables gently for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until very soft.
3. Meanwhile, halve the tomatoes and grate them on a box grater, discarding the skins.
4. Add the tomatoes and sugar, season with salt and simmer gently for 25 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
5. Meanwhile, remove any skin and bones from the fish, cut it into 3–4 cm chunks and season with salt.
6. Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan over a high heat and sear the tuna for 1 minute a side, just to seal it.
7. Add the tuna to the sauce and leave over a very low heat for 5 minutes, until just cooked through; any longer and it turns dry.
8. Serve with the sauce and bread for mopping it up.

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