The Food: Tonno Pizzaiola
(Tuna with Pizza-Style Sauce)

INGREDIENTS
Sushi Quality Tuna Steak
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sweet Roasted Peppers
Garlic
Sun-dried Tomatoes
White Wine
Peeled Roma Tomatoes

The night or several hours before, marinate the sun-dried tomatoes in white wine.  In a heated pan add some extra virgin olive oil, garlic, the roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes and allow to cook for 5 minutes, add the peeled roma tomatoes, then some good white wine.  Simmer for 10 minutes, then put in a blender to make a smooth sauce.

If you are using a grill, marinate the tuna in olive oil, salt, and pepper. If you are using a stove top, add some extra virgin olive oil, season with fresh ground pepper.  Add the tuna, season with salt.  When you turn the tuna, season the other side with a pinch of salt.

Place some of the sauce on a plate, add the cooked tuna, put some more sauce on top. 

Pizziola Sauce (pizza style), for swordfish, steak: olive oil, garlic, over low/slow heat, (medium), pepper flakes, beefsteak tomtoes, fine oregano, packing tomatoe juice, white wine and/or cold water, boil, simmer, till thick.  bread your steak or swordfish, put in egg wash, put in italian bread crumbs (salt, pepper, italian bread crumbs, parsley, grated cheese). cook, put sauce on bottom of dish,  place steak/swordfish on top, parsley, sauce on top if you wish.



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