Tuna Fillet with Barley Side Dish

Author of the recipe, Jani Jugovic, competes for victory in the show Gostilna išče šefa. His specialty is tuna fillet with a Slovenian touch. He says this dish represents his past and present on the plate.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 800 g Fish, tuna, bluegill

  • 100 g Barley, husked

  • 1 piece Caraway, fresh

  • 1 twig Thyme, fresh

  • 1 dl Alcohol, Wine, White

  • 50 g Tomato, dried

  • 1 pod Garlic, fresh

  • 0.5 piece Lime, fresh

  • 1 piece Carrot, fresh

  • 1 piece Kohlrabi, raw

  • 1 piece Leek

  • 2 dl Soup base, chicken, cube

  • pieces Butter, unsalted

  • pieces Oil, olive

  • pieces Salt, table

  • pieces Spices, pepper, white

Steps

  1. Cut the celery root in half and discard the outer part. Dice the inner part and sauté it in butter, season with salt, and add white wine. Add a sprig of thyme and simmer until soft. Once the celery root is tender, remove the thyme and blend it into a thick puree.

  2. Peel half of the lime. Finely chop the sun-dried tomatoes, garlic cloves, and the peeled half of the lime. Grind everything together in a mortar. Mix the tomato pesto with the celery root puree and refrigerate for half an hour.

  3. Rinse the soaked barley well, season with salt, and cook halfway. Then add the mixture of tomato and celery root. Pour in 2 dl of vegetable stock and cook until tender.

  4. Peel and wash the carrots, kohlrabi, and leeks. Cut all the vegetables into small cubes (the size of barley). Sauté the vegetable cubes in butter and add them to the barley. Mix in a little more butter to bind all the ingredients together.

  5. Season the tuna fillets with fleur de sel and white pepper. Sear them in olive oil.

  6. Serve the tuna fillets on plates. Add the barley side dish and serve the prepared meal.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 134.15 kcal
  • Fat: 2.54 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.58 g
  • Carbohydrates: 10.69 g
    • Sugars: 1.89 g
  • Protein: 14.98 g
  • Fiber: 2.11 g