Recipe
Tuna encebollado en colorado
Encebollado en colorado is a traditional Spanish dish from the Barbate region whose star feature is bluefin tuna. The spices and sauce of this dish infuse themselves beautifully into the flesh of the bluefin to create an incredibly easy to prepare and very tasty dish: the best of both worlds!
What you'll need
| Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Bluefin tuna | 250 grams |
| Water | 4 tablespoons |
| Extra virgin olive oil | A splash |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Large onion | 1 |
| Wild oregano | 1 bunch |
| Salt | To taste |
| Sweet paprika | Half a spoonful |
| Reserved sherry vinegar | 2 tablespoons |
Instructions
Method
1. Add the oil to a pan and start frying the sliced garlic, the finely chopped onion, and the oregano.
2. Let it fry over medium heat until the onion is transparent, but without taking colour.
3. Add half a spoonful of paprika and two tablespoons of sherry vinegar and four spoonfuls of water.
4. Cut the tuna into small pieces and add it to the pan. Add salt.
5. Let it cook for 5 minutes so that the tuna is juicy.
6. Set aside and serve hot
Serves: 2
Related Species
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
The commercial value of bluefin tuna is the highest for all fish species, with one singular bluefin tuna reaching $3.2 million USD during an auction in a Japanese fish market, in 2019.
Find out more about Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
The commercial value of bluefin tuna is the highest for all fish species, with one singular bluefin tuna reaching $3.2 million USD during an auction in a Japanese fish market, in 2019.
Find out more about Pacific Bluefin Tuna
