Tuna Rice Bake
"After creating my well received Mediterranean Dice Rice Bake, I've been dreaming of other variants of this lovely dish. This time I decided to go for tuna fish."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 28
- Yields:
-
1 casserole
- Serves:
- 9-18
ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 5 tablespoons olive oil (for tomato sauce)
- 1 onion, finely chopped (for tomato sauce)
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed (for tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon oregano (for tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon basil (for tomato sauce)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves (for tomato sauce)
- 3 bay leaves (for tomato sauce)
- 1⁄4 cup baby carrots, very finely diced (for tomato sauce)
- 2 tomatoes, diced (for tomato sauce)
- 1 (400 g) can peeled roma tomatoes (for tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (for tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon salt (for tomato sauce)
- 1 teaspoon sugar (for tomato sauce)
- 370 g tuna chunks in oil (2 cans, for tuna rice)
- 8 champignon mushrooms, peeled and sliced (for tuna rice)
- 1 red capsicum, diced (for tuna rice)
- 1⁄2 cup green olives, halved (for tuna rice)
- 1⁄2 lemon, pulp and zest (for tuna rice)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon dried basil (for tuna rice)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon dried oregano (for tuna rice)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (for tuna rice)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (for tuna rice)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed (for tuna rice)
- 3 cups cooked brown rice (for tuna rice)
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil (for tuna rice)
directions
- First make the tomato sauce, then the tuna rice mix.
- Tomato sauce: Heat olive oil in medium large saucepan. Saute the onions till fragrant, then add oregano, basil, bay leaves, cloves, and a bit later then garlic.
- Tomato sauce: add carrots and fresh tomatoes. Saute till tomatoes become tender and juicy.
- Tomato sauce: add the canned roma tomatoes and stir. Pinch in salt, pepper, and sugar to taste. Lower heat and leave to simmer.
- Preheat oven to 350 F or 180°C.
- Tuna rice: mix all ingredients in a bowl, then transfer to a large rectangular casserole and even out its distribution.
- Layer the tuna rice with sour cream, chunky tomato sauce, and cheese. Throw in the oven until the cheese is melted.
- Garnish the finished product with fresh parsley.
- Serving suggestion: excellent with an appetizer of pear salad with honey mustard dressing, and a dessert of lime sorbet with berry sauce. Serve with your choice of white or sparkling wine.
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I'm a board director at a theater company, a radio talk show host, aspiring journalist, and college student. I cook home style dishes, mostly self-learnt. Originally from Indonesia and having lived in Europe, the U.S., Australia, my cooking instincts remain basically Asian but occasionally one would find a Mediterranean twang in it as well. I speak fluent English, Dutch, and five variants of Indonesian (proper, "gaul", and regional dialects of Java, Papua, and Timor).
