Ahi Tuna Steeped In Red Wine With Wilted Arugula

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Red wine
1/4 cup	59ml	Red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dijon mustard
2		Finely-minced shallots - (abt 1/4 cup)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Fresh thyme leaves
1		Whole clove
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
8		Tuna steaks, 1/2" thick - (3 oz ea)
1 cup	40g / 1.4oz	Stemmed arugula leaves - (tightly packed)

Recipe Instructions

Bring wine, vinegar, mustard, shallots, salt and pepper to taste, thyme and clove to boil in covered 9-inch heavy non-reactive skillet. Immediately reduce heat to low and arrange tuna in overlapping circular pattern in skillet. Replace lid and simmer 1 minute.

Remove from heat, add butter to skillet and arrange arugula on top of fish. Steep off heat, covered, 6 minutes.

To serve, arrange small mounds of arugula on 4 plates, place 2 pieces of tuna on each mound and pour sauce around.

Source:
"The Los Angeles Times, 03-29-2000"

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