Baked Tuna Belly In Porrata Recipes

Steps:

• For the porrata, rinse the leeks in several changes of cold water to remove all grit. In a small saucepan, combine the leeks, onion, butter and 1/2 cup water. Simmer, uncovered, until leeks are tender, about 25 minutes. Add the chickpeas and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For the tuna and broth, combine the onions, carrot, celery, fennel, garlic and pepper in a large pot. Add 5 1/2 cups water. Boil, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Meanwhile, simmer the wine until it is reduced to about 1/4 cup.
• Strain the vegetable broth. Press the vegetables to force some pulp through the strainer into the broth. Add the reduced wine. There should be about 2 cups broth; if you have more, simmer it gently until reduced to 2 cups. Season lightly with salt.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spoon two heaping tablespoons of porrata into each of 6 individual ovenproof casserole dishes. Season the tuna well with salt and pepper and place a piece in each dish. Top each piece with 2 tablespoons of porrata and pour 1/4 cup of broth over each. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the tuna is medium to medium-well done, basting at least once.
• Meanwhile, mix together the bread crumbs, olive oil, lemon juice and truffles. When the tuna is done, top each portion with about 1/3 cup of the mixture and serve.