Tuna stewed rice
This recipe is the ever popular “go to” when you don’t know what to make, and there are only staple ingredients in the cupboards as you haven’t had time to go food shopping.
It’s an easy recipe to follow, and if you bake the rice as opposed to stewing it on the hob, it becomes foolproof.
This recipe is probably made in every Gibraltarian household, and will soon become a staple in yours too.
Enjoy
Ingredients
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
1 small onion
1 carrot
4 cloves garlic
14.5 oz can passata tomato 400 grams
2 cups cold water 475 ml - check your rice instructions as you might need more.
Fish stock
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1 cup long grain rice 190 gram
Frozen peas, however many you like I usually add in two handfuls
2 cans tuna in olive oil 4 oz / 115 grams each
pinch sea salt
Saffron or yellow food colouring
Instructions
1
Finely dice the onion, finely chop the carrot (peeled) and roughly chop the garlic
2
Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3
Add the cut vegetables into the hot pan, mix continuously, after 3 minutes once the vegetables are lightly sauteed, add in the can of tomatoes, season and mix together, then raise the heat and bring to a simmer
4
Once the juices from the passata tomatoes have thickened, about 3 minutes, dissolve the saffron in the water and add in 2 cups water, fish stock, and mix together. Once again bring to a boil
5
Add 1 cup long grain rice into a sieve and rinse under cold water.
6
Once the veg mix comes to a boil, add in the rice, the peas, and one can of tuna previously sieved to remove the excess oil, and mix together.
7
Place a lid on the pan and lower to a low-medium heat, simmer until all the water has been absorbed (15/20 minutes in my case), then remove the pan from the heat and let it rest for a couple minutes with the lid on, this will ensure all the rice grains are fully cooked.
(As an alternative way of cooking this dish, You can cover the dish with foil and place into a 200c pre heated oven for 25 minutes. I’ve done this a lot and the rice comes out perfect every time).
8
After a couple minutes remove the lid from the pan,(or remove the foil if you baked the rice) and add the remaining can of tuna drained and fluff the rice with a fork.
9
Transfer into serving dishes, tuck in and enjoy!
Mmm Yums. Tuna Rice cosykithcencorner style.
