I made Thon à la provençale for dinner last night. That is Tuna steaks with wine, tomatoes, and herbs.
First of all, getting the skin off of the tomatoes was a snap using Julia's method: ten seconds in boiling water and then the skin peeled right off.
It was a tasty meal though I think that the tuna was WAY overdone. I had to pan sear it to brown both sides and it was ready to eat then. However, the recipe called for it to be placed in an enameled pot, heated at 350 for 15 minutes with the tomato mixture on top, added some white wine, and then cooked for another 30 minutes! The plus side is that the sauce was so good that it didn't really matter that the tuna was a bit on the dry side.
Julia suggested that it would go well with potatoes and green beans and she was correct. I found some small potatoes that I cooked in the microwave and then blanched some fresh green beans before adding some butter and heating until the butter was melted.
The only frustrating thing for me is typing in the title of these dishes in French. I end up googling the name and then doing a copy/paste. I'm sure there's an easier way but I'm too lazy to figure it out I guess.
Posted by bbarton at August 25, 2009 09:20 AM