Cooking Foods Italian Recipes- Roasted Small Tuna 

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The fresh small tuna weigh 4 pounds each, I will cut head and tie to fit ttem inside the oven pan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the sharp  saw of a small knife I start to cut following the gill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I go straight to the top of the head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do the same on the other side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I find the backbone: from this position is easy to cut it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cut the lower part of the gill to detach the head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also I could use a scissor to do this operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have already cleaned the inside of the fish just before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As I incided all the head I firmly catch head and body with my hands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can snap easily the backbone now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut the tie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I fit the fish inside an oven pan good enough to contain the fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As herbs I will use basil and garlic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P will spread marine salt on the internal and external of the fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A good pinch inside the belly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A good pinch on the sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I insert basil leaves in the belly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just 2 leaves for each fish are enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cut the garlic in slices. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert the garlic in the belly too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cut other garlic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put this garlic aroun the fishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One spoon of extra virgin olive oil on each fish, I let it enter the bellies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One glass of white wine: an half on top of the fish (I try to not wash away the salt, you can add the salt after the wine instead) the other half inside the oven pan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fishes are ready.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I use oven paper to cover the pan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sealed the oven pan with the paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put in the oven at temperature of 250 Celsius (500 Fahrenheit) for one hour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I get the fish from the oven: I will open thepaper when ready for the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final result.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking Foods Italian Recipes- Roasted Small Tuna 

More details in my books published in Amazon.com