1 In a saucepan melt a generous knob of butter then "fall" the diced carrots and tomatoes with a few chopped sage leaves, salt and pepper and cook gently covered.
2 In the loin piece cut a dozen small cork bites pepper them (but do not salt) then wrap each one with a slice of Pancetta and insert a small toothpick to hold them.
3 In a large pan * pour a splash of olive oil then when hot place your 12 bites in it and roast them 3 minutes on each side, then cover and turn off the heat (rest 10 minutes).
4 Then transfer them to a plate keeping them warm, then in this same pan add the cooked carrots, a splash of soy sauce then just reheat and at the last moment add a few glasswort.
Arrange the braised carrots in the center of the hot plate and your little bites around them crowned with a little caramelized onions the sauce around is that rendered from the braised carrots.
Forget tuna loin: belly is where the omega-3s and real flavor live. Wrapped in smoked pancetta and seared 3 minutes per side, it stays juicy inside. Plate the corks on a bed of slow-cooked rainbow carrots (yellow, orange, purple) with a dash of soy sauce and fresh samphire. The carrots soften gently in butter over 15 minutes, turning sweet. This is a winter dish, November and December when prime albacore hits the dock and garden carrots peak. Key move: never salt the raw fish, the pancetta brings plenty. Cover the pan 10 minutes after searing; resting under lid lets temperature climb gently.
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