I have made this dish a couple of times but not for a year now. So, since it's a public holiday today and I have time on my hands; decided to venture into this recipe. Hehehehehehe....and I must say; it tasted good.
Here's the recipe.....
Ingredients:-
- 200g short curly pasta
- 4 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
- 4 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill (you may use the bottled ones)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 110g butter
- 3 tsps madras curry powder (any curry powder may do)
- 50g plain flour
- 1 1/2 cups (375ml) milk
- 1 1/2 cups (375ml) cream
- 170g mayonaise
- 3 x 210g cans tuna, drained
- 2 cup (160g) fresh white breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tbsps grated Parmesan
1. Preheat the oven to moderate 180 degree Celsius.
2. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of rapidly boiling water until al dente. Drain well. Lightly grease the ovenproof dish.
3. Combine the egg, spring onion, dill and lemon juice and season in a separate bowl.
4. Melt 60g butter in a saucepan, add the curry powder and cook for 30 seconds. Stirr in the plain flour and cook for 1 min, or until foaming.
5. Remove from the heat, gradually stir in the milk and cream, then return to low heat and stir constantly until the sauce boils and thickens. Reduce to a simmer for 1-2 mins, then stir in the mayonaise.
6. Combine the sauce, cooked pasta, tuna and egg mixture and spoon in the prepared dish.
7. Melt the remianing butter in a frying oan, add the breadcrumbs and garlic, and cook stirring for 1 min or until the crumbs are golden and coated in butter.
8. Stir in the parsley and grated Parmesan, and sprinkle over the tuna mixture.
9. Bake for 15-20 mins, or until golden and heated through.
The recipe may look complicated but it actually isn't. You just need to work on one thing at a time. First sort out the eggs, then work on making the cream and then making the breadcrumbs.....
Here's the side of the tuna bake.....
Let me know how you like it!!
what can i replace bread crumbs with?
ReplyDeleteI have always used breadcrumbs because after it gets baked, there's this cheesy, crunchy bits on top of the tuna but the other alternative is just sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese over the tuna before putting it into the oven to bake. And probably sprinke some dry herbs of your choice.
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