Spiced Tuna With Mediterranean Wine Sauce

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dry wine, divided
• 8 sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 tuna steaks (each steak should be about 1-inch thick and weigh 6 ounces each)
• 3 tablespoons chopped pitted greek olives
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 cups hot cooked angel hair pasta
• 1/4 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a glass measuring cup, add 1/2 cup wine and the tomato halves.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap and vent; microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes or until mixture boils; let stand, covered, for 15 minutes.
• 3 strain tomatoes using a sieve into a bowl; reserve liquid; chop tomatoes.
• 4 add tomatoes, 1/2 cup wine, and orange juice to the reserved tomato liquid; set aside.
• 5 put fennel seeds and peppercorns in a spice grinder; process until finely ground.
• 6 pour ground spices into a small bowl; add in 1 teaspoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, orange rind, and garlic; stir to combine.
• 7 spread spice mixture evenly over one side the the tuna steaks.
• 8 heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick frypan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• 9 place steaks in skillet with crust side down.
• 10 cook 5 minutes on each side or until fish is medium-rare or desired doneness.
• 11 remove tuna steaks from skillet and keep warm.
• 12 add wine mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt, olives, and pepper to the skillet; cook for about 3 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup.
• 13 mix together the pasta, 1 teaspoon oil, and cheese in a bowl; toss to mix.
• 14 serve tuna over pasta; drizzle with wine sauce.