Thread: I Remember Nonna 12 (Lemon Tuna)

...Nonna had a number of tuna variations for quick lunches when grandchildren arrived unannounced for lunch. This pic shows the sauce buried under an enthusiasm of Parmesan...however, the flavors beneath are delicious...

Thats a lotta fuckin cheese

Lemon tuna?
I've had lemon chicken, although lemon sole works. Hmmmm...May give it a bash.

This is your third lemon sauce recipe although the other two, which are different, involved pasta...

Why are the two below different. Did you forget the old recipe and just make it up?

Recipe:

What you need:

1 package linguine
2/3 cup EVOO
2/3 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1/3 cup basil leaves
2-3 cloves garlic minced
2-3 tablespoons capers
Salt and black pepper to taste

I Remember Nonna (5) Lemon Sauce

What you need:

a) 1 kg fresh, dead ripe tomatoes (chopped, well-drained in a colander)
b) 1-4 cloves garlic (to taste)
c) 1 lemon, juice and zest
d) 1 teaspoon salt
e) 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
f) 1/2 cup EVOO
g) 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
h) 2/3 cup of hand-shredded basil
i) 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
j) linguine (amount depends on number of diners being served, but not more than 500gr

Nona's Pasta Sauces #2

Originally Posted by Dillinger

This is your third lemon sauce recipe although the other two, which are different, involved pasta...

Why are the two below different. Did you forget the old recipe and just make it up?

...No. As indicated in the post, Nonna could whip up a number of tuna recipes depending on what was in her fridge or pantry. They were, to a recipe, delicious and memorable...

^ You were very lucky.

Memories of my Gran's cooking are overcooked meat and veg and lumpy gravy and half mashed spuds. We never had stuff like garlic or herbs. Lard featured quite heavily and the most exotixlc veg was an onion...if I was to give my gran a pet name it would be Chitonna

I will give this lemon tuna a whirl. Will kippers work as well as anchovies? The chili bit has grabbed me and I can almost envisage it.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

I will give this lemon tuna a whirl. Will kippers work as well as anchovies? The chili bit has grabbed me and I can almost envisage it.

...no idea about the kippers but these recipes are open to all sorts of variation (obviously)...

When I used to work in West Africa we'd catch big tuna and on one boat the Filipino cook had a baked tuna in lemon sauce recipe. That was great!

Do you think limes would work instead of lemons?

Originally Posted by Mendip

When I used to work in West Africa we'd catch big tuna and on one boat the Filipino cook had a baked tuna in lemon sauce recipe. That was great!

Do you think limes would work instead of lemons?

...I don't see why not...juice equivalent of 3-4 local limes...

Limes might be a better choice.
Difference taste and composition.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Limes might be a better choice.

...how would you know?...