Portuguese Fresh Tuna (Sauce and Marinade)
"Family Recipe, a staple once a year when fresh tuna was available in my area. It's pretty spicy, so it is generally served with boiled potatoes which are perfect for soaking up the sauce. The sauce is awesome and stands up to the very meaty fish. For some reason, long lost, my grandmother always asked for the darkest tuna steaks they had. She insisted they were better. Pretty sure my grandmother used lard for frying, my aunt says butter and oil do fine. Any vegetable oil is fine if you don't buy you olive oil by the gallon. Plate the fish with some rice or potatoes (both if you are Portugues)."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Tuna | 100g cooked | 132 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons pimenta moida
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons hot paprika
- 4 large fresh tuna steaks
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup pimenta moida
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons hot paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder