Monday Night: Baked Tuna Steaks

We had some frozen albacore tuna steaks (from TJ's, of course) thawed on Saturday that we didn't get around to eating after the picnic, so those needed to be used up. This idea has been kicking around in the back of my head for a while now, so last night was as good a time as any.

Here's the recipe:

Two tuna steaks (4 servings for us)
1 good-sized clove garlic, minced
1/2 a small white onion, thinly sliced
a couple sprigs of fresh thyme
a big pinch of fresh cilantro leaves
1-2 Tbs white wine
1 Tbs good olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Pour the oil onto a big piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Dredge the tuna steaks through the oil, then salt and pepper both sides liberally. Put the steaks on the foil and top with the onion, garlic, thyme, and cilantro. Pour the wine around the steaks and seal the foil package well. Bake for 25-30 minutes, the serve with sauce spooned over the tuna.

This turned out really, really well. The combination of white wine, thyme, and cilantro is unusual and very good.

We ate the tuna with a romaine salad, some steamed zucchini (steamed with a bit of fresh rosemary and topped with a teeny amount of cream), and oven-roasted potatoes with chipotle mayonnaise (mmm, wonderful flashbacks to "Just a Taste" in Ithaca).