Fresh Tuna In A Lemon-caper Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs tuna steaks, 1-inch thick
• vegetable oil
• 5 tablespoons butter or 5 tablespoons margarine
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup lemon juice, fresh
• 2 tablespoons capers, minced

Recipe

• 1 brush tuna steaks with oil and broil or grill them until cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.
• 2 meanwhile heat the butter in a frying pan and slowly saute the garlic and onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the lemon juice and capers and cook for 1 minute.
• 4 spoon the sauce over the tuna and serve immediately.
• 5 variation: tuna with lime juice.
• 6 omit the capers.
• 7 substitute 1/4-1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice for the lemon juice and add 1/4 teaspoon good-quality soy sauce and a dash of cayenne pepper.