Italian
Pasta with Cooked and Raw Tuna
by Cucina con Ruben · 548K subscribers on YouTube
A quick and flavorful pasta dish featuring both cooked and raw tuna, combined with dried and fresh tomatoes, garlic, chili, lemon zest, and parsley. The raw tuna is added at the last minute for a fresh, vibrant finish.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
12 items- Garlic1 clove, smashed or sliced
- Olive OilTo taste, for sautéing and finishing
- Chili PepperTo taste
- Parsley StemsA few stems
- Dried TomatoesA handful
- Yellow Cherry TomatoesA few
- Tonno CottoCooked tuna (e.g., canned or seared)
- Tonno CrudoSashimi-grade, diced
- SaltTo taste
- Lemon ZestGrated zest from 1 lemon
- Chopped ParsleyChopped parsley leaves
- PaccheriPasta, quantity as desired
Method
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pan and add a garlic clove (smashed or sliced) and chili pepper to taste.
- Add parsley stems and let them infuse the oil.
- Add a handful of dried tomatoes and a little water, then stir.
- Add a few yellow cherry tomatoes and cook briefly.
- Add the cooked tuna and mix into the sauce.
- Cook the paccheri pasta until al dente.
- In a small bowl, combine the raw tuna with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, lemon zest, and chopped parsley.
- A minute before serving, stir the raw tuna mixture into the sauce (off heat).
- Toss the drained pasta with the sauce and serve immediately.
Cucina con Ruben
Home cookReviewer548K subscribers on YouTube242.9M total channel viewsRuben Bondi - cucina italiana, kosher e giudaico-romana. Diventato noto durante il lockdown cucinando dal balcone a Trastevere.
